diff --git a/flow/connectors/external_metadata/store.go b/flow/connectors/external_metadata/store.go
index f253bf228..a87f1af48 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/external_metadata/store.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/external_metadata/store.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/jackc/pglogrepl"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgtype"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool"
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func (p *PostgresMetadata) GetLastNormalizeBatchID(ctx context.Context, jobName
 }
 
 func (p *PostgresMetadata) SetLastOffset(ctx context.Context, jobName string, offset int64) error {
-	p.logger.Info("updating last offset", "offset", offset)
+	p.logger.Debug("updating last offset", slog.String("offset", pglogrepl.LSN(offset).String()))
 	_, err := p.pool.Exec(ctx, `
 		INSERT INTO `+lastSyncStateTableName+` (job_name, last_offset, sync_batch_id)
 		VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
index 65924c13f..be93ecaa2 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
@@ -495,15 +495,13 @@ func PullCdcRecords[Items model.Items](
 				return fmt.Errorf("ParsePrimaryKeepaliveMessage failed: %w", err)
 			}
 
-			logger.Debug("Primary Keepalive Message", slog.Any("data", pkm))
+			logger.Debug("Primary Keepalive Message", slog.Bool("replyRequested", pkm.ReplyRequested),
+				slog.String("ServerWALEnd", pkm.ServerWALEnd.String()), slog.String("ServerTime", pkm.ServerTime.String()))
 
 			if pkm.ServerWALEnd > clientXLogPos {
 				clientXLogPos = pkm.ServerWALEnd
 			}
-
-			if pkm.ReplyRequested {
-				pkmRequiresResponse = true
-			}
+			pkmRequiresResponse = true
 
 		case pglogrepl.XLogDataByteID:
 			xld, err := pglogrepl.ParseXLogData(msg.Data[1:])
@@ -704,7 +702,7 @@ func processMessage[Items model.Items](
 		logger.Info("LogicalDecodingMessage",
 			slog.Bool("Transactional", msg.Transactional),
 			slog.String("Prefix", msg.Prefix),
-			slog.Int64("LSN", int64(msg.LSN)))
+			slog.String("LSN", msg.LSN.String()))
 		if !msg.Transactional {
 			batch.UpdateLatestCheckpoint(int64(msg.LSN))
 		}