diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 9fbfb41..6851342 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -730,12 +730,12 @@ var eventDefs = map[EventType]EventDef{
 				}
 				peerID, err := getPeerIDFromTraceBytes(ev.PeerID)
 				if err != nil {
-					logger.Debug("error", err, "peer_id", ev.PeerID)
+					logger.Debug("skipping event, bad peer id", "error", err, "peer_id", ev.PeerID)
 				}
 
 				otherPeerID, err := getPeerIDFromTraceBytes(sub.PeerID)
 				if err != nil {
-					logger.Debug("error", err, "peer_id", sub.PeerID)
+					logger.Debug("skipping event, bad remote peer id", "error", err, "peer_id", sub.PeerID)
 				}
 
 				values := make([]any, 0, len(parentCols)+len(sub.Topics)*len(childCols))
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ var eventDefs = map[EventType]EventDef{
 						childColsLen = 2 // (rpc_event_id, message_id)
 					}
 				case UntraceableMessage:
-					logger.Warn("received unsupported SendRPC event", ev)
+					logger.Warn("received unsupported SendRPC event", "msg_type", ev.SendRPC.Meta)
 					continue
 				}
 				// append parents values
@@ -923,12 +923,12 @@ var eventDefs = map[EventType]EventDef{
 				// Get Parent info
 				peerID, err := peer.IDFromBytes([]byte(ev.PeerID))
 				if err != nil {
-					logger.Debug("skipping event, bad peer id", err, "peer_id", ev.PeerID)
+					logger.Debug("skipping event, bad peer id", "error", err, "peer_id", ev.PeerID)
 					continue
 				}
 				remotePeerId, err := peer.IDFromBytes([]byte(ev.RecvRPC.ReceivedFrom))
 				if err != nil {
-					logger.Debug("skipping event, bad peer id", err, "peer_id", ev.PeerID)
+					logger.Debug("skipping event, bad peer id", "error", err, "peer_id", ev.RecvRPC.ReceivedFrom)
 					continue
 				}
 
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ var eventDefs = map[EventType]EventDef{
 						childColsLen = 2 // (rpc_event_id, message_id)
 					}
 				case UntraceableMessage:
-					logger.Warn("received unsupported RecvRPC event", ev)
+					logger.Warn("received unsupported RecvRPC event", "msg_type", ev.RecvRPC.Meta)
 					continue
 				}
 
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 70392b5..7e3f7ef 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -71,17 +71,16 @@ func (s *Server) BulkTraceHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	} else {
 		reqDec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(reqBuf.Bytes()))
-	decoderLoop:
 		for reqDec.More() {
 			var tracEv TraceEvent
 			decErr := reqDec.Decode(&tracEv)
 			if decErr == io.EOF {
-				break decoderLoop
+				break
 			} else if decErr != nil {
 				total++
 				failed++
 				slog.Error("decoding ES trace:", decErr)
-				continue decoderLoop
+				continue
 			} else {
 				total++
 				if tracEv.Type != nil {
@@ -90,14 +89,14 @@ func (s *Server) BulkTraceHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				} else {
 					empty++
 				}
-				continue decoderLoop
+				continue 
 			}
 		}
-		slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("received bulk resp: total %d suc %d, emtpy %d, failed %d",
-			total,
-			successful,
-			empty,
-			failed),
+		slog.Debug("received bulk request", 
+			"total", total, 
+			"successful", successful,
+			"empty", empty, 
+			"failed", failed,
 		)
 		// compose reply
 		finT := time.Since(iniT)
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ func (s *Server) BulkTraceHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		jres, err := json.Marshal(bulkResp)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("unable to compose bulk response", err)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 		}
 		w.Write(jres)
 	}