diff --git a/orchestrator/app.go b/orchestrator/app.go
index c066b7c..4f6f95f 100644
--- a/orchestrator/app.go
+++ b/orchestrator/app.go
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func Serve(parent context.Context, p Params, logOut io.Writer) (result error) {
 	var workers sync.WaitGroup
 	workers.Go(func() { errs <- mainServer.Serve(mainListener) })
 	workers.Go(func() { errs <- metricsServer.Serve(metricsListener) })
-	logger.Info("orchestrator started", "event", "started", "operation", "serve", "outcome", "success", "listen", p.Listen, "metrics_listen", p.MetricsListen)
+	logger.Info("orchestrator started", "event", "started", "operation", "serve", "outcome", "success", "listen", p.Listen, "metrics_listen", p.MetricsListen, "onchain", engine != nil)
 	// Independent bounded workers keep slow RPC/health calls off the billing
 	// and expiry paths. Every worker uses the shutdown context and is joined.
 	startWorker := func(period, timeout time.Duration, work func(context.Context)) {
diff --git a/orchestrator/payment_engine.go b/orchestrator/payment_engine.go
index e60d6d7..34e713b 100644
--- a/orchestrator/payment_engine.go
+++ b/orchestrator/payment_engine.go
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ func (e *PaymentEngine) Receive(ctx context.Context, runner, manifest, paymentHe
 		return ethcommon.Address{}, nil, paymentObservation{err, "rejected"}
 	}
 	if funds.Reserve.Cmp(params.FaceValue) < 0 || funds.Deposit.Cmp(params.FaceValue) < 0 {
+		if e.store != nil && e.store.logger != nil {
+			e.store.logger.WarnContext(ctx, "orchestrator payer deposit or claimable reserve below ticket face value", "event", "payment", "operation", "receive", "outcome", "rejected", "payer", payer, "deposit", funds.Deposit, "claimable_reserve", funds.Reserve, "face_value", params.FaceValue)
+		}
 		return ethcommon.Address{}, nil, pm.ErrPayerUnavailable
 	}
 	e.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/signer/app.go b/signer/app.go
index 6f9edc1..1be7191 100644
--- a/signer/app.go
+++ b/signer/app.go
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ func (p Params) Validate() error {
 }
 
 func Serve(p Params) error {
+	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, nil)))
 	ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), syscall.SIGTERM, syscall.SIGINT)
 	defer stop()
 	return serve(ctx, p)
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ func serve(parent context.Context, p Params) error {
 	}
 	workers.Go(func() { errCh <- srv.Serve(listener) })
 	workers.Go(func() { errCh <- metricsServer.Serve(metricsListener) })
+	slog.Info("signer started", "component", "signer", "event", "started", "operation", "serve", "outcome", "success", "listen", p.Listen, "metrics_listen", p.MetricsListen)
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 	case err = <-errCh: