diff --git a/llarp/quic/endpoint.cpp b/llarp/quic/endpoint.cpp
index ddb0ca3f0..89c0270aa 100644
--- a/llarp/quic/endpoint.cpp
+++ b/llarp/quic/endpoint.cpp
@@ -185,9 +185,15 @@ namespace llarp::quic
     std::memcpy(&buf_[header_size], data.data(), data.size());
     bstring_view outgoing{buf_.data(), outgoing_len};
 
-    service_endpoint.SendToOrQueue(to, outgoing, service::ProtocolType::QUIC);
-    LogDebug("[", to, "]: sent ", outgoing.size(), " bytes");
-    LogTrace("Full quic data: ", buffer_printer{outgoing});
+    if (service_endpoint.SendToOrQueue(to, outgoing, service::ProtocolType::QUIC))
+    {
+      LogDebug("[", to, "]: sent ", outgoing.size(), " bytes");
+      LogTrace("Full quic data: ", buffer_printer{outgoing});
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      LogDebug("Failed to send to quic endpoint ", to, "; was sending ", outgoing.size(), "B");
+    }
     return {};
   }
 
diff --git a/llarp/quic/tunnel.cpp b/llarp/quic/tunnel.cpp
index c972032c9..aaa9cc909 100644
--- a/llarp/quic/tunnel.cpp
+++ b/llarp/quic/tunnel.cpp
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@ namespace llarp::quic
     quic::Endpoint* ep = nullptr;
     if (type == CLIENT_TO_SERVER)
     {
+      LogTrace("packet is client-to-server from client pport ", pseudo_port);
       // Client-to-server: the header port is the return port
       remote.setPort(pseudo_port);
       if (!server_)
@@ -614,6 +615,7 @@ namespace llarp::quic
     }
     else if (type == SERVER_TO_CLIENT)
     {
+      LogTrace("packet is server-to-client to client pport ", pseudo_port);
       // Server-to-client: the header port tells us which client tunnel this is going to
       if (auto it = client_tunnels_.find(pseudo_port); it != client_tunnels_.end())
         ep = it->second.client.get();
@@ -627,7 +629,10 @@ namespace llarp::quic
       // The server doesn't send back the port because we already know it 1-to-1 from our outgoing
       // connection.
       if (auto conn = static_cast<quic::Client&>(*ep).get_connection())
+      {
         remote.setPort(conn->path.remote.port());
+        LogTrace("remote port is ", remote.getPort());
+      }
       else
       {
         LogWarn("Incoming quic to a quic::Client without an active quic::Connection; dropping");
diff --git a/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp b/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
index cc0a3104e..934fb6329 100644
--- a/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
+++ b/llarp/service/endpoint.cpp
@@ -1355,18 +1355,22 @@ namespace llarp
     Endpoint::SendToOrQueue(ConvoTag tag, const llarp_buffer_t& pkt, ProtocolType t)
     {
       if (tag.IsZero())
+      {
+        LogWarn("SendToOrQueue failed: convo tag is zero");
         return false;
-      LogWarn("sent to tag T=", tag);
+      }
       if (auto maybe = GetEndpointWithConvoTag(tag))
       {
         return SendToOrQueue(*maybe, pkt, t);
       }
+      LogDebug("SendToOrQueue failed: no endpoint for convo tag ", tag);
       return false;
     }
 
     bool
     Endpoint::SendToOrQueue(const RouterID& addr, const llarp_buffer_t& buf, ProtocolType t)
     {
+      LogTrace("SendToOrQueue: sending to snode ", addr);
       auto pkt = std::make_shared<net::IPPacket>();
       if (!pkt->Load(buf))
         return false;
@@ -1484,13 +1488,18 @@ namespace llarp
     bool
     Endpoint::SendToOrQueue(const Address& remote, const llarp_buffer_t& data, ProtocolType t)
     {
+      LogTrace("SendToOrQueue: sending to address ", remote);
       if (data.sz == 0)
+      {
+        LogTrace("SendToOrQueue: dropping because data.sz == 0");
         return false;
-      // inbound converstation
+      }
+      // inbound conversation
       const auto now = Now();
 
       if (HasInboundConvo(remote))
       {
+        LogTrace("Have inbound convo");
         auto transfer = std::make_shared<routing::PathTransferMessage>();
         ProtocolFrame& f = transfer->T;
         f.R = 0;
@@ -1562,25 +1571,34 @@ namespace llarp
             });
             return true;
           }
+          else
+          {
+            LogTrace("SendToOrQueue failed to return via inbound: no path");
+          }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          LogWarn("Have inbound convo but get-best returned none; bug?");
         }
       }
       else
       {
+        LogTrace("Not an inbound convo");
         auto& sessions = m_state->m_RemoteSessions;
         auto range = sessions.equal_range(remote);
-        auto itr = range.first;
-        while (itr != range.second)
+        for (auto itr = range.first; itr != range.second; ++itr)
         {
           if (itr->second->ReadyToSend())
           {
+            LogTrace("Found an inbound session to use to reach ", remote);
             itr->second->AsyncEncryptAndSendTo(data, t);
             return true;
           }
-          ++itr;
         }
         // if we want to make an outbound session
         if (WantsOutboundSession(remote))
         {
+          LogTrace("Making an outbound session and queuing the data");
           // add pending traffic
           auto& traffic = m_state->m_PendingTraffic;
           traffic[remote].emplace_back(data, t);
@@ -1603,6 +1621,10 @@ namespace llarp
               1500ms);
           return true;
         }
+        else
+        {
+          LogDebug("SendOrQueue failed: no inbound/outbound sessions");
+        }
       }
       return false;
     }