diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 04e907724..2ba0d7b47 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jxskiss/base62 v1.1.0
 	github.com/livekit/mageutil v0.0.0-20230125210925-54e8a70427c1
 	github.com/livekit/mediatransportutil v0.0.0-20241220010243-a2bdee945564
-	github.com/livekit/protocol v1.29.5-0.20241219224350-c87b1afc6161
+	github.com/livekit/protocol v1.29.5-0.20241220052646-970d4dcfad8d
 	github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.6.1-0.20241018124827-1efff3d113a8
 	github.com/mackerelio/go-osstat v0.2.5
 	github.com/magefile/mage v1.15.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f0252b6c0..41c43b32c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ github.com/livekit/mageutil v0.0.0-20230125210925-54e8a70427c1 h1:jm09419p0lqTkD
 github.com/livekit/mageutil v0.0.0-20230125210925-54e8a70427c1/go.mod h1:Rs3MhFwutWhGwmY1VQsygw28z5bWcnEYmS1OG9OxjOQ=
 github.com/livekit/mediatransportutil v0.0.0-20241220010243-a2bdee945564 h1:GX7KF/V9ExmcfT/2Bdia8aROjkxrgx7WpyH7w9MB4J4=
 github.com/livekit/mediatransportutil v0.0.0-20241220010243-a2bdee945564/go.mod h1:36s+wwmU3O40IAhE+MjBWP3W71QRiEE9SfooSBvtBqY=
-github.com/livekit/protocol v1.29.5-0.20241219224350-c87b1afc6161 h1:IT5WQA+96qmLOkffNKrp5qNuupzf/9O+xIdvGjv5JCI=
-github.com/livekit/protocol v1.29.5-0.20241219224350-c87b1afc6161/go.mod h1:08wT2rI6GecTCwh9n8OA28Gb7ZQNtIR+hX/LccP1TaY=
+github.com/livekit/protocol v1.29.5-0.20241220052646-970d4dcfad8d h1:c1apaZ6oGVdIUfeeTBn6yZFRJ8ROdW9TFguz4zsWRBM=
+github.com/livekit/protocol v1.29.5-0.20241220052646-970d4dcfad8d/go.mod h1:08wT2rI6GecTCwh9n8OA28Gb7ZQNtIR+hX/LccP1TaY=
 github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.6.1-0.20241018124827-1efff3d113a8 h1:Ibh0LoFl5NW5a1KFJEE0eLxxz7dqqKmYTj/BfCb0PbY=
 github.com/livekit/psrpc v0.6.1-0.20241018124827-1efff3d113a8/go.mod h1:CQUBSPfYYAaevg1TNCc6/aYsa8DJH4jSRFdCeSZk5u0=
 github.com/mackerelio/go-osstat v0.2.5 h1:+MqTbZUhoIt4m8qzkVoXUJg1EuifwlAJSk4Yl2GXh+o=
diff --git a/pkg/routing/interfaces.go b/pkg/routing/interfaces.go
index 4451d0a4c..25c491b31 100644
--- a/pkg/routing/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/routing/interfaces.go
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 
+	"github.com/livekit/livekit-server/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/auth"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/livekit"
 	"github.com/livekit/protocol/logger"
@@ -116,22 +118,6 @@ func (n *NullMessageSource) ConnectionID() livekit.ConnectionID {
 
 // ------------------------------------------------
 
-type ParticipantInit struct {
-	Identity             livekit.ParticipantIdentity
-	Name                 livekit.ParticipantName
-	Reconnect            bool
-	ReconnectReason      livekit.ReconnectReason
-	AutoSubscribe        bool
-	Client               *livekit.ClientInfo
-	Grants               *auth.ClaimGrants
-	Region               string
-	AdaptiveStream       bool
-	ID                   livekit.ParticipantID
-	SubscriberAllowPause *bool
-	DisableICELite       bool
-	CreateRoom           *livekit.CreateRoomRequest
-}
-
 // Router allows multiple nodes to coordinate the participant session
 //
 //counterfeiter:generate . Router
@@ -188,6 +174,52 @@ func CreateRouter(
 	return lr
 }
 
+// ------------------------------------------------
+
+type ParticipantInit struct {
+	Identity             livekit.ParticipantIdentity
+	Name                 livekit.ParticipantName
+	Reconnect            bool
+	ReconnectReason      livekit.ReconnectReason
+	AutoSubscribe        bool
+	Client               *livekit.ClientInfo
+	Grants               *auth.ClaimGrants
+	Region               string
+	AdaptiveStream       bool
+	ID                   livekit.ParticipantID
+	SubscriberAllowPause *bool
+	DisableICELite       bool
+	CreateRoom           *livekit.CreateRoomRequest
+}
+
+func (pi *ParticipantInit) MarshalLogObject(e zapcore.ObjectEncoder) error {
+	if pi == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	logBoolPtr := func(prop string, val *bool) {
+		if val == nil {
+			e.AddString(prop, "not-set")
+		} else {
+			e.AddBool(prop, *val)
+		}
+	}
+
+	e.AddString("Identity", string(pi.Identity))
+	logBoolPtr("Reconnect", &pi.Reconnect)
+	e.AddString("ReconnectReason", pi.ReconnectReason.String())
+	logBoolPtr("AutoSubscribe", &pi.AutoSubscribe)
+	e.AddObject("Client", logger.Proto(utils.ClientInfoWithoutAddress(pi.Client)))
+	e.AddObject("Grants", pi.Grants)
+	e.AddString("Region", pi.Region)
+	logBoolPtr("AdaptiveStream", &pi.AdaptiveStream)
+	e.AddString("ID", string(pi.ID))
+	logBoolPtr("SubscriberAllowPause", pi.SubscriberAllowPause)
+	logBoolPtr("DisableICELite", &pi.DisableICELite)
+	e.AddObject("CreateRoom", logger.Proto(pi.CreateRoom))
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (pi *ParticipantInit) ToStartSession(roomName livekit.RoomName, connectionID livekit.ConnectionID) (*livekit.StartSession, error) {
 	claims, err := json.Marshal(pi.Grants)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/service/roommanager.go b/pkg/service/roommanager.go
index a33730c98..d9038bbc8 100644
--- a/pkg/service/roommanager.go
+++ b/pkg/service/roommanager.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (r *RoomManager) StartSession(
 
 			participant.GetLogger().Infow("resuming RTC session",
 				"nodeID", r.currentNode.NodeID(),
-				"reason", pi.ReconnectReason,
+				"participantInit", &pi,
 				"numParticipants", room.GetParticipantCount(),
 			)
 			iceConfig := r.getIceConfig(room.Name(), participant)
@@ -405,12 +405,8 @@ func (r *RoomManager) StartSession(
 	pLogger.Infow("starting RTC session",
 		"room", room.Name(),
 		"nodeID", r.currentNode.NodeID(),
-		"clientInfo", logger.Proto(pi.Client),
-		"reconnect", pi.Reconnect,
-		"reconnectReason", pi.ReconnectReason,
-		"adaptiveStream", pi.AdaptiveStream,
 		"numParticipants", room.GetParticipantCount(),
-		"kind", pi.Grants.GetParticipantKind(),
+		"participantInit", &pi,
 	)
 
 	clientConf := r.clientConfManager.GetConfiguration(pi.Client)