diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 049b9fb3a2eb1cfce0be2225119a55c04a5fb415..cca0887bcad971f7d378951d33e755825903b82c 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			jww.INFO.Printf("Authenticated channel already in "+
 				"place for %s", recipientID)
 			authConfirmed = true
+		} else {
+			jww.INFO.Printf("No authenticated channel in "+
+				"place for %s", recipientID)
 		}
 
 		// Send unsafe messages or not?
diff --git a/e2e/manager.go b/e2e/manager.go
index 49e288af55a40be86a1d27e73b24524c7077dc7f..6196a5dfb7bff333b1d879b0d8e61d0c58cbd993 100644
--- a/e2e/manager.go
+++ b/e2e/manager.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package e2e
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ const e2eRekeyParamsVer = 0
 // uses the passed ID to modify the kv prefix for a unique storage path
 func Init(kv *versioned.KV, myID *id.ID, privKey *cyclic.Int,
 	grp *cyclic.Group, rekeyParams rekey.Params) error {
+	jww.INFO.Printf("Initializing new e2e.Handler for %s", myID.String())
 	kv = kv.Prefix(makeE2ePrefix(myID))
 	return initE2E(kv, myID, privKey, grp, rekeyParams)
 }
diff --git a/xxdk/e2e.go b/xxdk/e2e.go
index 0e55925360d9793445218c441a4c6ee3d9df8a5a..69e1a463b8a70cb5b12ed6d413f127c774367614 100644
--- a/xxdk/e2e.go
+++ b/xxdk/e2e.go
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ func login(client *Cmix, callbacks AuthCallbacks, identity ReceptionIdentity,
 		client.GetEventReporter())
 	if err != nil {
 		//initialize the e2e storage
-		jww.INFO.Printf("Initializing new e2e.Handler for %s", identity.ID.String())
 		err = e2e.Init(kv, identity.ID, dhPrivKey, e2eGrp,
 			params.Rekey)
 		if err != nil {