diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Discontinuities.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Discontinuities.kt
index 61048411..f9ac6cff 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Discontinuities.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Discontinuities.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.ably.chat
 
 import io.ably.lib.types.ErrorInfo
 import io.ably.lib.util.EventEmitter
-import io.ably.lib.util.Log
 import io.ably.lib.realtime.ChannelBase as AblyRealtimeChannel
 
 /**
@@ -44,12 +43,15 @@ interface EmitsDiscontinuities {
     }
 }
 
-class DiscontinuityEmitter : EventEmitter<String, EmitsDiscontinuities.Listener>() {
+internal class DiscontinuityEmitter(logger: Logger) : EventEmitter<String, EmitsDiscontinuities.Listener>() {
+    private val logger = logger.withContext("DiscontinuityEmitter")
+
     override fun apply(listener: EmitsDiscontinuities.Listener?, event: String?, vararg args: Any?) {
         try {
-            listener?.discontinuityEmitted(args[0] as? ErrorInfo?)
+            val reason = args.firstOrNull() as? ErrorInfo?
+            listener?.discontinuityEmitted(reason)
         } catch (t: Throwable) {
-            Log.e("DiscontinuityEmitter", "Unexpected exception calling Discontinuity Listener", t)
+            logger.error("Unexpected exception calling Discontinuity Listener", t)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Messages.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Messages.kt
index 17d316e1..90f9b93c 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Messages.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Messages.kt
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ internal class DefaultMessages(
     private val roomId: String,
     private val realtimeChannels: AblyRealtime.Channels,
     private val chatApi: ChatApi,
-) : Messages, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl() {
+    private val logger: Logger,
+) : Messages, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl(logger) {
 
     override val featureName: String = "messages"
 
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Occupancy.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Occupancy.kt
index 4f5978f4..f8c68876 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Occupancy.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Occupancy.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ internal class DefaultOccupancy(
     private val chatApi: ChatApi,
     private val roomId: String,
     private val logger: Logger,
-) : Occupancy, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl() {
+) : Occupancy, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl(logger) {
 
     override val featureName: String = "occupancy"
 
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Presence.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Presence.kt
index 110ae8b0..278a8a37 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Presence.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Presence.kt
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ internal class DefaultPresence(
     private val clientId: String,
     override val channel: Channel,
     private val presence: PubSubPresence,
-) : Presence, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl() {
+    private val logger: Logger,
+) : Presence, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl(logger) {
 
     override val featureName = "presence"
 
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Room.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Room.kt
index 9505eba8..c4996759 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Room.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Room.kt
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ internal class DefaultRoom(
         roomId = roomId,
         realtimeChannels = realtimeClient.channels,
         chatApi = chatApi,
+        logger = logger.withContext(tag = "Messages"),
     )
 
     private var _presence: Presence? = null
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ internal class DefaultRoom(
                 clientId = clientId,
                 channel = messages.channel,
                 presence = messages.channel.presence,
+                logger = logger.withContext(tag = "Presence"),
             )
             roomFeatures.add(presenceContributor)
             _presence = presenceContributor
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ internal class DefaultRoom(
                 roomId = roomId,
                 clientId = clientId,
                 realtimeChannels = realtimeClient.channels,
+                logger = logger.withContext(tag = "Reactions"),
             )
             roomFeatures.add(reactionsContributor)
             _reactions = reactionsContributor
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomLifecycleManager.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomLifecycleManager.kt
index e8cc729a..25fe09e4 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomLifecycleManager.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomLifecycleManager.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import io.ably.lib.realtime.Channel as AblyRealtimeChannel
  * An interface for features that contribute to the room status.
  */
 interface ContributesToRoomLifecycle : EmitsDiscontinuities, HandlesDiscontinuity {
+
     /**
      * Name of the feature
      */
@@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ interface ContributesToRoomLifecycle : EmitsDiscontinuities, HandlesDiscontinuit
     fun release()
 }
 
-abstract class ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl : ContributesToRoomLifecycle {
+internal abstract class ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl(logger: Logger) : ContributesToRoomLifecycle {
 
-    private val discontinuityEmitter = DiscontinuityEmitter()
+    private val discontinuityEmitter = DiscontinuityEmitter(logger)
 
     override fun onDiscontinuity(listener: EmitsDiscontinuities.Listener): Subscription {
         discontinuityEmitter.on(listener)
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomReactions.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomReactions.kt
index a94d4e0b..b3385224 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomReactions.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomReactions.kt
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ internal class DefaultRoomReactions(
     roomId: String,
     private val clientId: String,
     private val realtimeChannels: AblyRealtime.Channels,
-) : RoomReactions, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl() {
+    private val logger: Logger,
+) : RoomReactions, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl(logger) {
 
     override val featureName = "reactions"
 
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomStatus.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomStatus.kt
index 7793641c..9d4a2a04 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomStatus.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/RoomStatus.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.ably.chat
 
 import io.ably.lib.types.ErrorInfo
 import io.ably.lib.util.EventEmitter
-import io.ably.lib.util.Log
 
 /**
  * (CHA-RS1)
@@ -156,13 +155,18 @@ interface InternalRoomLifecycle : RoomLifecycle {
     fun setStatus(params: NewRoomStatus)
 }
 
-class RoomStatusEventEmitter : EventEmitter<RoomStatus, RoomLifecycle.Listener>() {
+internal class RoomStatusEventEmitter(logger: Logger) : EventEmitter<RoomStatus, RoomLifecycle.Listener>() {
+    private val logger = logger.withContext("RoomEventEmitter")
 
     override fun apply(listener: RoomLifecycle.Listener?, event: RoomStatus?, vararg args: Any?) {
         try {
-            listener?.roomStatusChanged(args[0] as RoomStatusChange)
+            if (args.isNotEmpty() && args[0] is RoomStatusChange) {
+                listener?.roomStatusChanged(args[0] as RoomStatusChange)
+            } else {
+                logger.error("Invalid arguments received in apply method")
+            }
         } catch (t: Throwable) {
-            Log.e("RoomEventEmitter", "Unexpected exception calling Room Status Listener", t)
+            logger.error("Unexpected exception calling Room Status Listener", t)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -177,8 +181,8 @@ internal class DefaultRoomLifecycle(logger: Logger) : InternalRoomLifecycle {
     override val error: ErrorInfo?
         get() = _error
 
-    private val externalEmitter = RoomStatusEventEmitter()
-    private val internalEmitter = RoomStatusEventEmitter()
+    private val externalEmitter = RoomStatusEventEmitter(logger)
+    private val internalEmitter = RoomStatusEventEmitter(logger)
 
     override fun onChange(listener: RoomLifecycle.Listener): Subscription {
         externalEmitter.on(listener)
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Rooms.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Rooms.kt
index 88524b12..68cd47be 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Rooms.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Rooms.kt
@@ -167,5 +167,5 @@ internal class DefaultRooms(
      * Spec: CHA-RC1f3
      */
     private fun makeRoom(roomId: String, options: RoomOptions): DefaultRoom =
-        DefaultRoom(roomId, options, realtimeClient, chatApi, clientId, logger)
+        DefaultRoom(roomId, options.copy(), realtimeClient, chatApi, clientId, logger)
 }
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Typing.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Typing.kt
index ecc2ff46..9b442bd6 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Typing.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Typing.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ internal class DefaultTyping(
     private val clientId: String,
     private val options: TypingOptions?,
     private val logger: Logger,
-) : Typing, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl() {
+) : Typing, ContributesToRoomLifecycleImpl(logger) {
     private val typingIndicatorsChannelName = "$roomId::\$chat::\$typingIndicators"
 
     override val featureName = "typing"
diff --git a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Utils.kt b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Utils.kt
index dd89bf58..35776558 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Utils.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/Utils.kt
@@ -215,24 +215,18 @@ internal class DeferredValue<T> {
 fun lifeCycleErrorInfo(
     errorMessage: String,
     errorCode: ErrorCode,
-    statusCode: Int = HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError,
-) = ErrorInfo(errorMessage, statusCode, errorCode.code)
+) = createErrorInfo(errorMessage, errorCode, HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError)
 
 fun lifeCycleException(
     errorMessage: String,
     errorCode: ErrorCode,
-    statusCode: Int = HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError,
     cause: Throwable? = null,
-): AblyException = ablyException(errorMessage, errorCode, statusCode, cause)
-
-fun lifeCycleException(errorInfo: ErrorInfo, cause: Throwable? = null) = ablyException(errorInfo, cause)
+): AblyException = createAblyException(lifeCycleErrorInfo(errorMessage, errorCode), cause)
 
-fun ablyException(errorInfo: ErrorInfo, cause: Throwable? = null): AblyException {
-    cause?.let {
-        return AblyException.fromErrorInfo(cause, errorInfo)
-    }
-    return AblyException.fromErrorInfo(errorInfo)
-}
+fun lifeCycleException(
+    errorInfo: ErrorInfo,
+    cause: Throwable? = null,
+): AblyException = createAblyException(errorInfo, cause)
 
 fun ablyException(
     errorMessage: String,
@@ -240,8 +234,23 @@ fun ablyException(
     statusCode: Int = HttpStatusCode.BadRequest,
     cause: Throwable? = null,
 ): AblyException {
-    cause?.let {
-        return AblyException.fromErrorInfo(cause, ErrorInfo(errorMessage, statusCode, errorCode.code))
-    }
-    return AblyException.fromErrorInfo(ErrorInfo(errorMessage, statusCode, errorCode.code))
+    val errorInfo = createErrorInfo(errorMessage, errorCode, statusCode)
+    return createAblyException(errorInfo, cause)
 }
+
+fun ablyException(
+    errorInfo: ErrorInfo,
+    cause: Throwable? = null,
+): AblyException = createAblyException(errorInfo, cause)
+
+private fun createErrorInfo(
+    errorMessage: String,
+    errorCode: ErrorCode,
+    statusCode: Int,
+) = ErrorInfo(errorMessage, statusCode, errorCode.code)
+
+private fun createAblyException(
+    errorInfo: ErrorInfo,
+    cause: Throwable?,
+) = cause?.let { AblyException.fromErrorInfo(it, errorInfo) }
+    ?: AblyException.fromErrorInfo(errorInfo)
diff --git a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/MessagesTest.kt b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/MessagesTest.kt
index af6e2631..d9dd6c57 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/MessagesTest.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/MessagesTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.ably.chat
 
+import com.ably.chat.room.createMockLogger
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject
 import io.ably.lib.realtime.AblyRealtime.Channels
 import io.ably.lib.realtime.Channel
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class MessagesTest {
     private val realtimeChannel = spyk<Channel>(buildRealtimeChannel())
     private val chatApi = spyk(ChatApi(realtimeClient, "clientId", EmptyLogger(LogContext(tag = "TEST"))))
     private lateinit var messages: DefaultMessages
+    private val logger = createMockLogger()
 
     private val channelStateListenerSlot = slot<ChannelStateListener>()
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ class MessagesTest {
             roomId = "room1",
             realtimeChannels = realtimeChannels,
             chatApi = chatApi,
+            logger,
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/PresenceTest.kt b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/PresenceTest.kt
index c43f421d..3a302edf 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/PresenceTest.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/PresenceTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.ably.chat
 
+import com.ably.chat.room.createMockLogger
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject
 import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive
 import io.ably.lib.realtime.Channel
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class PresenceTest {
     private val pubSubChannel = spyk<Channel>(buildRealtimeChannel("room1::\$chat::\$messages"))
     private val pubSubPresence = mockk<PubSubPresence>(relaxed = true)
     private lateinit var presence: DefaultPresence
+    private val logger = createMockLogger()
 
     @Before
     fun setUp() {
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ class PresenceTest {
             clientId = "client1",
             channel = pubSubChannel,
             presence = pubSubPresence,
+            logger,
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/RoomReactionsTest.kt b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/RoomReactionsTest.kt
index 182c4e9a..2d6bf327 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/RoomReactionsTest.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/RoomReactionsTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.ably.chat
 
+import com.ably.chat.room.createMockLogger
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject
 import io.ably.lib.realtime.AblyRealtime.Channels
 import io.ably.lib.realtime.Channel
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class RoomReactionsTest {
     private val realtimeChannels = mockk<Channels>(relaxed = true)
     private val realtimeChannel = spyk<Channel>(buildRealtimeChannel("room1::\$chat::\$reactions"))
     private lateinit var roomReactions: DefaultRoomReactions
+    private val logger = createMockLogger()
 
     @Before
     fun setUp() {
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ class RoomReactionsTest {
             roomId = "room1",
             clientId = "client1",
             realtimeChannels = realtimeChannels,
+            logger,
         )
     }
 
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ class RoomReactionsTest {
             roomId = "foo",
             clientId = "client1",
             realtimeChannels = realtimeChannels,
+            logger,
         )
 
         assertEquals(
diff --git a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/room/RoomTestHelpers.kt b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/room/RoomTestHelpers.kt
index caf77a22..48035dee 100644
--- a/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/room/RoomTestHelpers.kt
+++ b/chat-android/src/test/java/com/ably/chat/room/RoomTestHelpers.kt
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ fun createRoomFeatureMocks(roomId: String = "1234"): List<ContributesToRoomLifec
     val chatApi = mockk<ChatApi>(relaxed = true)
     val logger = createMockLogger()
 
-    val messagesContributor = spyk(DefaultMessages(roomId, realtimeClient.channels, chatApi), recordPrivateCalls = true)
+    val messagesContributor = spyk(DefaultMessages(roomId, realtimeClient.channels, chatApi, logger), recordPrivateCalls = true)
     val presenceContributor = spyk(
-        DefaultPresence(clientId, messagesContributor.channel, messagesContributor.channel.presence),
+        DefaultPresence(clientId, messagesContributor.channel, messagesContributor.channel.presence, logger),
         recordPrivateCalls = true,
     )
     val occupancyContributor = spyk(DefaultOccupancy(realtimeClient.channels, chatApi, roomId, logger), recordPrivateCalls = true)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fun createRoomFeatureMocks(roomId: String = "1234"): List<ContributesToRoomLifec
         DefaultTyping(roomId, realtimeClient, clientId, RoomOptions.default.typing, logger),
         recordPrivateCalls = true,
     )
-    val reactionsContributor = spyk(DefaultRoomReactions(roomId, clientId, realtimeClient.channels), recordPrivateCalls = true)
+    val reactionsContributor = spyk(DefaultRoomReactions(roomId, clientId, realtimeClient.channels, logger), recordPrivateCalls = true)
     return listOf(messagesContributor, presenceContributor, occupancyContributor, typingContributor, reactionsContributor)
 }
 
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/example/ui/PresencePopup.kt b/example/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/example/ui/PresencePopup.kt
index 0be80704..f82e2fc3 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/example/ui/PresencePopup.kt
+++ b/example/src/main/java/com/ably/chat/example/ui/PresencePopup.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.window.Popup
 import com.ably.chat.ChatClient
 import com.ably.chat.PresenceMember
+import com.ably.chat.RoomOptions
 import com.ably.chat.Subscription
 import com.ably.chat.example.Settings
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 fun PresencePopup(chatClient: ChatClient, onDismiss: () -> Unit) {
     var members by remember { mutableStateOf(listOf<PresenceMember>()) }
     val coroutineScope = rememberCoroutineScope()
-    val presence = runBlocking { chatClient.rooms.get(Settings.ROOM_ID).presence }
+    val presence = runBlocking {
+        chatClient.rooms.get(Settings.ROOM_ID, RoomOptions.default).presence
+    }
 
     DisposableEffect(Unit) {
         var subscription: Subscription? = null