diff --git a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
index 3dd4bf517..4ceb8430c 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) Bind(params webrtc.RTPParameters, codec webrtc.RTPCodecCapabili
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	b.logger.Debugw("binding track")
 	if codec.ClockRate == 0 {
 		b.logger.Warnw("invalid codec", nil, "params", params, "codec", codec, "bitrates", bitrates)
 		return errInvalidCodec
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) Bind(params webrtc.RTPParameters, codec webrtc.RTPCodecCapabili
 		}
 	}
 
+	b.logger.Debugw("releasing queued packets on bind")
 	for _, pp := range b.pPackets {
 		b.calc(pp.packet, nil, pp.arrivalTime, false)
 	}
@@ -415,6 +417,10 @@ func (b *Buffer) Write(pkt []byte) (n int, err error) {
 		packet := make([]byte, len(pkt))
 		copy(packet, pkt)
 
+		if len(b.pPackets) == 0 {
+			b.logger.Debugw("received first packet")
+		}
+
 		startIdx := 0
 		overflow := len(b.pPackets) - max(b.maxVideoPkts, b.maxAudioPkts)
 		if overflow > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/receiver.go b/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
index 26daf3644..c03110031 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/receiver.go
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ func (w *WebRTCReceiver) AddUpTrack(track TrackRemote, buff *buffer.Buffer) erro
 	buff.SetPaused(w.streamTrackerManager.IsPaused())
 
 	go w.forwardRTP(layer, buff)
+	w.logger.Debugw("starting forwarder", "layer", layer)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -785,6 +786,7 @@ func (w *WebRTCReceiver) forwardRTP(layer int32, buff *buffer.Buffer) {
 	}
 
 	pktBuf := make([]byte, bucket.MaxPktSize)
+	w.logger.Debugw("starting forwarding", "layer", layer)
 	for {
 		pkt, err := buff.ReadExtended(pktBuf)
 		if err == io.EOF {
@@ -832,10 +834,11 @@ func (w *WebRTCReceiver) forwardRTP(layer int32, buff *buffer.Buffer) {
 			if latency, isHigh := w.forwardStats.Update(pkt.Arrival, mono.UnixNano()); isHigh {
 				w.logger.Infow(
 					"high forwarding latency",
-					"latency", latency,
+					"latency", time.Duration(latency),
+					"queuingLatency", time.Duration(dequeuedAt-pkt.Arrival),
 					"writeCount", writeCount.Load(),
-					"queuingLatency", dequeuedAt-pkt.Arrival,
 					"isOutOfOrder", pkt.IsOutOfOrder,
+					"layer", layer,
 				)
 			}
 		}