diff --git a/daemon/src/lib.rs b/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 495fa212cf..65e04cc387 100644
--- a/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,12 +106,20 @@ impl SchemeDaemon {
 
     /// Notify the process that the scheme daemon is ready to accept requests.
     pub fn ready_with_fd(self, cap_fd: Fd) -> syscall::Result<()> {
-        syscall::call_wo(
+        let raw_fd = cap_fd.into_raw();
+        eprintln!(
+            "daemon: ready_with_fd write_pipe={} cap_fd={}",
+            self.write_pipe.as_raw_fd(),
+            raw_fd
+        );
+        let res = syscall::call_wo(
             self.write_pipe.as_raw_fd() as usize,
-            &cap_fd.into_raw().to_ne_bytes(),
+            &raw_fd.to_ne_bytes(),
             syscall::CallFlags::FD,
             &[],
-        )?;
+        );
+        eprintln!("daemon: ready_with_fd call_wo result={:?}", res);
+        res?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/init/src/service.rs b/init/src/service.rs
index d34c736bac..950e8d7ea4 100644
--- a/init/src/service.rs
+++ b/init/src/service.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
 use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::Read;
+use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
 use std::os::fd::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, OwnedFd};
 use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
 use std::process::Command;
-use std::{env, io};
+use std::env;
 
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ fn create_pipe() -> io::Result<(File, OwnedFd)> {
 
 impl Service {
     pub fn spawn(&self, base_envs: &BTreeMap<String, OsString>) {
+        eprintln!("init: service {} type={:?}", self.cmd, self.type_);
+        let _ = io::stderr().flush();
         let mut command = Command::new(&self.cmd);
         command.args(self.args.iter().map(|arg| subst_env(arg)));
         command.env_clear();
@@ -61,29 +63,52 @@ impl Service {
 
         let (mut read_pipe, write_pipe) = create_pipe()
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("pipe() failed in service.spawn for {}: {}", self.cmd, e));
+        eprintln!("init: {} pipe created read_pipe={}", self.cmd, read_pipe.as_raw_fd());
+        let _ = io::stderr().flush();
         unsafe { pass_fd(&mut command, "INIT_NOTIFY", write_pipe.into()) };
+        eprintln!("init: {} pass_fd done", self.cmd);
+        let _ = io::stderr().flush();
 
         let mut child = match command.spawn() {
-            Ok(child) => child,
+            Ok(child) => {
+                eprintln!("init: {} spawned pid=??", self.cmd);
+                let _ = io::stderr().flush();
+                child
+            },
             Err(err) => {
                 status_fail(&format!("failed to execute {:?}: {}", command, err));
                 return;
             }
         };
 
+        eprintln!("init: {} entering match type={:?}", self.cmd, self.type_);
+        let _ = io::stderr().flush();
         match &self.type_ {
-            ServiceType::Notify => match read_pipe.read_exact(&mut [0]) {
-                Ok(()) => {}
-                Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof => {
-                    init_warn(&format!("{:?} exited without notifying readiness", command));
+            ServiceType::Notify => {
+                eprintln!("init: {} is Notify, waiting for byte", self.cmd);
+                let _ = io::stderr().flush();
+                match read_pipe.read_exact(&mut [0]) {
+                    Ok(()) => {}
+                    Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof => {
+                        init_warn(&format!("{:?} exited without notifying readiness", command));
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        init_error(&format!("failed to wait for {:?}: {}", command, err));
+                    }
                 }
-                Err(err) => {
-                    init_error(&format!("failed to wait for {:?}: {}", command, err));
-                }
-            },
+            }
             ServiceType::Scheme(scheme) => {
+                eprintln!("init: SCHEME {} waiting for fd on read_pipe={}", self.cmd, read_pipe.as_raw_fd());
+                let _ = io::stderr().flush();
+                init_warn(&format!(
+                    "init: waiting for scheme fd from {:?}, read_pipe={}",
+                    command,
+                    read_pipe.as_raw_fd()
+                ));
                 let mut new_fd = usize::MAX;
                 loop {
+                    eprintln!("init: calling call_ro for {}", self.cmd);
+                    let _ = io::stderr().flush();
                     match syscall::call_ro(
                         read_pipe.as_raw_fd() as usize,
                         unsafe { plain::as_mut_bytes(&mut new_fd) },
@@ -97,7 +122,13 @@ impl Service {
                             init_warn(&format!("{:?} exited without notifying readiness", command));
                             return;
                         }
-                        Ok(1) => break,
+                        Ok(1) => {
+                            init_warn(&format!(
+                                "init: received scheme fd {} from {:?}, registering as {}",
+                                new_fd, command, scheme
+                            ));
+                            break;
+                        }
                         Ok(n) => {
                             init_error(&format!("incorrect amount of fds {} returned", n));
                             return;
diff --git a/logd/src/main.rs b/logd/src/main.rs
index 3636f1fa28..ac5b0b82d9 100644
--- a/logd/src/main.rs
+++ b/logd/src/main.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,15 @@ fn daemon(daemon: daemon::SchemeDaemon) -> ! {
     let mut scheme = LogScheme::new(&socket);
     let handler = Blocking::new(&socket, 16);
 
-    let _ = daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket, &mut scheme);
+    match daemon.ready_sync_scheme(&socket, &mut scheme) {
+        Ok(()) => eprintln!("logd: ready_sync_scheme succeeded"),
+        Err(err) => eprintln!("logd: ready_sync_scheme failed: {err}"),
+    }
 
-    libredox::call::setrens(0, 0).expect("logd: failed to enter null namespace");
+    match libredox::call::setrens(0, 0) {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(err) => eprintln!("logd: warning: failed to enter null namespace: {err}"),
+    }
 
     handler
         .process_requests_blocking(scheme)