diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f6a041..b8ec600 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         "compact-encoding": "^2.11.0",
         "hypercore-crypto": "^3.3.0",
         "jsnetworkx": "^0.3.4",
+        "loglevel": "^1.8.1",
         "lru": "^3.1.0",
         "ordered-json": "^0.1.1",
         "protocol-buffers-encodings": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6c290e9..0d790c8 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Message, State, Type } from "./messages.js";
 import sodium from "sodium-universal";
 import type { PartialMessage } from "@protobuf-ts/runtime";
 import DHTFlood from "@lumeweb/dht-flood";
+import log, { getLogger } from "loglevel";
 
 type Bootstrap = {
   [key: string]: State;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
   private heartBeatInterval: number;
 
   protected flood: DHTFlood;
+  private log: log.Logger;
 
   constructor(
     swarm: any,
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
     this._online = new Set([this._maybeHexify(this.id)]);
     this.swarm = swarm;
     this.flood = new DHTFlood({ id, swarm, ...opts });
+    this.log = getLogger("dht-cache");
 
     this.flood.on("peer-open", (peer) => this.addPeerHandler(peer));
     this.flood.on("peer-remove", (peer) => this.removePeerHandler(peer));
@@ -193,10 +196,14 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
 
     this._emitHeartbeat(peer);
 
+    this.log.debug(`Relay peer connected: ${stringId}`);
+
     if (this.bootstrapped) {
       return;
     }
 
+    this.log.debug(`Broadcasting bootstrap request`);
+
     // If this is the first person we've met, get their graph
     this._broadcastMessage({ type: Type.BOOTSTRAP_REQUEST }, 0);
   }
@@ -210,6 +217,8 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
       }
       this.onRemovePeer(peer);
     }, DISCONNECT_SMOOTH);
+
+    this.log.debug(`Relay peer might have disconnected: ${id.toString("hex")}`);
   }
 
   protected onRemovePeer(peer: any) {
@@ -229,6 +238,8 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
       },
       0
     );
+
+    this.log.debug(`Relay peer confirmed disconnected: ${id.toString("hex")}`);
   }
 
   protected onGetBroadcast(message: Buffer, id: Buffer) {
@@ -252,25 +263,42 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
           this._ensureItem(bufData);
           this._addEntityConnection(id, bufData);
           this.emit("item-added", id, bufData);
+          this.log.debug(
+            `New item added: ${bufData.toString("hex")} from ${id.toString(
+              "hex"
+            )}`
+          );
         }
 
         if (Type.REMOVE_ITEM === type) {
           this.removeItem(bufData);
           this._pruneItems();
           this.emit("item-removed", id, bufData);
+          this.log.debug(
+            `Item removed: ${bufData.toString("hex")} from ${id.toString(
+              "hex"
+            )}`
+          );
         }
       }
     } else if (type === Type.CONNECTED) {
       const { id: toId } = decoded;
-      this._addEntityConnection(id, b4a.from(toId as Uint8Array) as Buffer);
-      this.emit("peer-add-seen", id, toId);
+      let bufId = b4a.from(toId as Uint8Array) as Buffer;
+
+      this._addEntityConnection(id, bufId);
+      this.emit("peer-add-seen", id, bufId);
       this._recalculate();
+      this.log.debug(`Network peer connected: ${bufId.toString("hex")}`);
     } else if (type === Type.DISCONNECTED) {
       const { id: toId } = decoded;
+      let bufId = b4a.from(toId as Uint8Array) as Buffer;
+
       this._removeEntityConnection(id, b4a.from(toId as Uint8Array) as Buffer);
       this.emit("peer-remove-seen", id, toId);
       this._recalculate();
       this._pruneItems();
+
+      this.log.debug(`Network peer disconnected: ${bufId.toString("hex")}`);
     } else if (type === Type.BOOTSTRAP_REQUEST) {
       const bootstrap = this._getBootstrapInfo();
       this.broadcast(
@@ -282,18 +310,23 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
         ),
         0
       );
+      this.log.debug(`Bootstrap request received`);
     } else if (type === Type.BOOTSTRAP_RESPONSE) {
       const { bootstrap } = decoded;
       this._bootstrapFrom(bootstrap);
     } else if (type === Type.HEARTBEAT) {
-      let { id: toId, signature, data: bufData } = decoded;
+      const { id: toId, signature, data: bufData } = decoded;
 
-      toId = b4a.from(toId as Uint8Array);
+      let bufId = b4a.from(toId as Uint8Array) as Buffer;
 
       if (signature && crypto.verify(bufData, signature, id)) {
-        this._addEntityConnection(id, toId as Buffer);
-        this._setEntity(toId as Buffer, { heartbeat: Date.now() });
+        this._addEntityConnection(id, bufId as Buffer);
+        this._setEntity(bufId as Buffer, { heartbeat: Date.now() });
       }
+
+      this.log.debug(
+        `Bootstrap response received from ${bufId.toString("hex")}`
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -439,6 +472,10 @@ export default class DHTCache extends EventEmitter {
     this._online = online;
 
     this.emit("online", online);
+
+    this.log.debug(
+      `Online list updated: ${online.size} network peers online, ${offline.size} network peers offline and removed from DAG`
+    );
   }
 
   private _maybeHexify(data: Buffer | string): string {