diff --git a/pkg/rtc/roomtrackmanager.go b/pkg/rtc/roomtrackmanager.go
index 621864ec5..2a5c93fbf 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/roomtrackmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/roomtrackmanager.go
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ func (r *RoomTrackManager) GetDataTrackInfo(trackID livekit.TrackID) *DataTrackI
 	return infos[0]
 }
 
-func (r *RoomTrackManager) Report() {
+func (r *RoomTrackManager) Report() (int, int) {
 	r.lock.RLock()
 	defer r.lock.RUnlock()
 
-	r.logger.Infow("room track manager report", "numTracks", len(r.tracks), "numDataTracks", len(r.dataTracks))
+	return len(r.tracks), len(r.dataTracks)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/forwarder.go b/pkg/sfu/forwarder.go
index 9a9c6d8ff..b39c727f4 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/forwarder.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/forwarder.go
@@ -490,7 +490,12 @@ func (f *Forwarder) Mute(muted bool, isSubscribeMutable bool) bool {
 	// It could result in some bandwidth consumed for stream without visibility in
 	// the case of intentional mute.
 	if muted && !isSubscribeMutable {
-		f.logger.Debugw("ignoring forwarder mute, paused due to congestion")
+		f.logger.Infow(
+			"ignoring forwarder mute, paused due to congestion",
+			"targetLayers", f.vls.GetTarget(),
+			"currentLayers", f.vls.GetCurrent(),
+			"lastAllocation", f.lastAllocation,
+		)
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -2075,6 +2080,15 @@ func (f *Forwarder) getTranslationParamsVideo(extPkt *buffer.ExtPacket, layer in
 	result := f.vls.Select(extPkt, layer)
 	if !result.IsSelected {
 		if f.isDDAvailable && extPkt.DependencyDescriptor == nil {
+			f.logger.Infow(
+				"turning off dependency descriptor",
+				"layer", layer,
+				"refInfos", logger.ObjectSlice(f.refInfos[:]),
+				"lastSwitchExtIncomingTS", f.lastSwitchExtIncomingTS,
+				"currentLayer", f.vls.GetCurrent(),
+				"targetLayer", f.vls.GetCurrent(),
+				"maxLayer", f.vls.GetMax(),
+			)
 			f.isDDAvailable = false
 			switch f.mime {
 			case mime.MimeTypeVP9:
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/rtpmunger.go b/pkg/sfu/rtpmunger.go
index c1cd73005..8d15ccaac 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/rtpmunger.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/rtpmunger.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (r *RTPMunger) UpdateAndGetPaddingSnTs(
 	extLastSN := r.extLastSN
 	extLastTS := r.extLastTS
 	vals := make([]SnTs, num)
-	for i := 0; i < num; i++ {
+	for i := range num {
 		extLastSN++
 		vals[i].extSequenceNumber = extLastSN
 
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/videolayerselector/dependencydescriptor.go b/pkg/sfu/videolayerselector/dependencydescriptor.go
index 0cb157093..88ebc7c34 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/videolayerselector/dependencydescriptor.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/videolayerselector/dependencydescriptor.go
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ func (d *DependencyDescriptor) Select(extPkt *buffer.ExtPacket, _layer int32) (r
 	}
 
 	if ddwdt.RestartGeneration > d.restartGeneration {
-		d.logger.Debugw("stream restarted",
+		d.logger.Debugw(
+			"stream restarted",
 			"packet", ddwdt.RestartGeneration,
 			"current", d.restartGeneration,
 			"structureKeyFrame", d.extKeyFrameNum,