diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-manager.c b/src/netlog/netlog-manager.c
index 8d62458..8522cc2 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-manager.c
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-manager.c
@@ -379,7 +379,9 @@ static int manager_journal_monitor_listen(Manager *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        sd_journal_set_data_threshold(m->journal, 0);
+        r = sd_journal_set_data_threshold(m->journal, 0);
+        if (r < 0)
+                log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to set journal data field size threshold");
 
         m->journal_watch_fd = sd_journal_get_fd(m->journal);
         if (m->journal_watch_fd  < 0)
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-network.c b/src/netlog/netlog-network.c
index 5632f42..350c609 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-network.c
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-network.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ int manager_push_to_network(Manager *m,
         switch (m->protocol) {
                 case SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_DTLS:
                         if (!m->dtls->connected) {
+                                log_debug("DTLS not connected, performing reconnect");
                                 r = manager_connect(m);
                                 if (r < 0)
                                         return r;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ int manager_push_to_network(Manager *m,
                         break;
                 case SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_TLS:
                         if (!m->tls->connected) {
+                                log_debug("TLS not connected, performing reconnect");
                                 r = manager_connect(m);
                                 if (r < 0)
                                         return r;
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ int manager_push_to_network(Manager *m,
                         break;
                 default:
                         if (!m->connected) {
+                                log_debug("%s not connected, performing reconnect", protocol_to_string(m->protocol));
                                 r = manager_connect(m);
                                 if (r < 0)
                                         return r;
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ void manager_close_network_socket(Manager *m) {
 int manager_network_connect_socket(Manager *m) {
         _cleanup_free_ char *pretty = NULL;
         union sockaddr_union sa;
+        const char *protocol;
         socklen_t salen;
         int r;
 
@@ -167,16 +171,18 @@ int manager_network_connect_socket(Manager *m) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        log_debug("Connecting to remote server: '%s'", pretty);
+        protocol = protocol_to_string(m->protocol);
+
+        log_debug("Connecting to remote server: '%s/%s'", pretty, protocol);
 
         r = connect(m->socket, &m->address.sockaddr.sa, salen);
         if (r < 0 && errno != EINPROGRESS)
-                return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to connect to remote server='%s': %m", pretty);
+                return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to connect to remote server='%s/%s': %m", pretty, protocol);
 
         if (errno != EINPROGRESS)
-                log_debug("Connected to remote server: '%s'", pretty);
+                log_debug("Connected to remote server: '%s/%s'", pretty, protocol);
         else
-                log_debug("Connection in progress to remote server: '%s'", pretty);
+                log_debug("Connection in progress to remote server: '%s/%s'", pretty, protocol);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/netlog/netlog-protocol.c b/src/netlog/netlog-protocol.c
index 52814df..38d436f 100644
--- a/src/netlog/netlog-protocol.c
+++ b/src/netlog/netlog-protocol.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ int protocol_send(Manager *m, struct iovec *iovec, unsigned n_iovec) {
                 case SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_DTLS:
                         r = dtls_datagram_writev(m->dtls, iovec, n_iovec);
                         if (r < 0 && r != -EAGAIN) {
+                                log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to send via DTLS, performing reconnect: %m");
                                 manager_connect(m);
                                 return r;
                         }
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ int protocol_send(Manager *m, struct iovec *iovec, unsigned n_iovec) {
                 case SYSLOG_TRANSMISSION_PROTOCOL_TLS:
                         r = tls_stream_writev(m->tls, iovec, n_iovec);
                         if (r < 0 && r != -EAGAIN) {
+                                log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to send via TLS, performing reconnect: %m");
                                 manager_connect(m);
                                 return r;
                         }
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ int protocol_send(Manager *m, struct iovec *iovec, unsigned n_iovec) {
                 default:
                        r = network_send(m, iovec, n_iovec);
                         if (r < 0 && r != -EAGAIN) {
+                                log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to send via %s, performing reconnect: %m", protocol_to_string(m->protocol));
                                 manager_connect(m);
                                 return r;
                         }