diff --git a/auth/request.go b/auth/request.go
index a37839fd8eb065258a61867bc45a671bc3b55dc7..69058971d7be48823f936b39fbf4bac89fb6072d 100644
--- a/auth/request.go
+++ b/auth/request.go
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ func (s *state) Request(partner contact.Contact, myfacts fact.FactList) (id.Roun
 // request internal helper
 func (s *state) request(partner contact.Contact, myfacts fact.FactList, reset bool) (id.Round, error) {
 
+	jww.INFO.Printf("request(...) called")
+
 	//do key generation
 	rng := s.rng.GetStream()
 	defer rng.Close()
@@ -102,14 +104,21 @@ func (s *state) request(partner contact.Contact, myfacts fact.FactList, reset bo
 	}
 	contents := request.Marshal()
 
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("Request ECRPAYLOAD: %v", request.GetEcrPayload())
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("Request MAC: %v", mac)
+
+	jww.INFO.Printf("Requesting Auth with %s, msgDigest: %s",
+		partner.ID, format.DigestContents(contents))
+
 	//register the confirm fingerprint to pick up confirm
 	err = s.net.AddFingerprint(me, confirmFp, &receivedConfirmService{
 		s:           s,
 		SentRequest: sr,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, errors.Errorf("Failed to register fingperint  request "+
-			"to %s from %s, bailing request", partner.ID, me)
+		return 0, errors.Errorf("cannot register fingerprint request "+
+			"to %s from %s, bailing request: %+v", partner.ID, me,
+			err)
 	}
 
 	//register service for notification on confirmation
@@ -119,12 +128,6 @@ func (s *state) request(partner contact.Contact, myfacts fact.FactList, reset bo
 		Metadata:   partner.ID[:],
 	}, nil)
 
-	jww.TRACE.Printf("Request ECRPAYLOAD: %v", request.GetEcrPayload())
-	jww.TRACE.Printf("Request MAC: %v", mac)
-
-	jww.INFO.Printf("Requesting Auth with %s, msgDigest: %s",
-		partner.ID, format.DigestContents(contents))
-
 	p := cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams()
 	p.DebugTag = "auth.Request"
 	svc := message.Service{
diff --git a/cmix/message/fingerprints.go b/cmix/message/fingerprints.go
index dcef3a77fec43a4854978c28901a98d6374aa639..071425109681fce4774e91ec4821dd94e1fe3571 100644
--- a/cmix/message/fingerprints.go
+++ b/cmix/message/fingerprints.go
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 package message
 
 import (
+	"sync"
+
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func (f *FingerprintsManager) pop(clientID *id.ID,
 // identity in the session
 func (f *FingerprintsManager) AddFingerprint(clientID *id.ID,
 	fingerprint format.Fingerprint, mp Processor) error {
+	jww.INFO.Printf("AddFingerprint: %s", fingerprint)
 	f.Lock()
 	defer f.Unlock()