diff --git a/www/js/config/dynamicConfig.ts b/www/js/config/dynamicConfig.ts
index f706302ad..312f02c0b 100644
--- a/www/js/config/dynamicConfig.ts
+++ b/www/js/config/dynamicConfig.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ function loadNewConfig(newToken, existingVersion = null) {
     const storeConfigPromise = window['cordova'].plugins.BEMUserCache.putRWDocument(
       CONFIG_PHONE_UI, toSaveConfig);
     const storeInKVStorePromise = KVStore.set(CONFIG_PHONE_UI_KVSTORE, toSaveConfig);
+    logDebug("UI_CONFIG: about to store " + JSON.stringify(toSaveConfig));
     // loaded new config, so it is both ready and changed
     return Promise.all([storeConfigPromise, storeInKVStorePromise]).then(
       ([result, kvStoreResult]) => {
@@ -232,12 +233,14 @@ export function getConfig() {
   const KVStore = getAngularService('KVStore');
   return KVStore.get(CONFIG_PHONE_UI_KVSTORE).then((config) => {
     if (config && Object.keys(config).length) {
+      logDebug("Got config from KVStore: " + JSON.stringify(config));
       storedConfig = config;
       return config;
     }
     logDebug("No config found in KVStore, fetching from native storage");
     return window['cordova'].plugins.BEMUserCache.getDocument(CONFIG_PHONE_UI, false).then((config) => {
       if (config && Object.keys(config).length) {
+        logDebug("Got config from native storage: " + JSON.stringify(config));
         storedConfig = config;
         return config;
       }
diff --git a/www/js/onboarding/SaveQrPage.tsx b/www/js/onboarding/SaveQrPage.tsx
index 8a3fab92e..67ddd74e2 100644
--- a/www/js/onboarding/SaveQrPage.tsx
+++ b/www/js/onboarding/SaveQrPage.tsx
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ const SaveQrPage = ({  }) => {
     const KVStore = getAngularService('KVStore');
     const EXPECTED_METHOD = "prompted-auth";
     const dbStorageObject = {"token": token};
+    logDebug("about to login with token");
     return KVStore.set(EXPECTED_METHOD, dbStorageObject).then((r) => {
       CommHelper.registerUser((successResult) => {
+        logDebug("registered user in CommHelper result " + successResult);
         refreshOnboardingState();
       }, function(errorResult) {
         displayError(errorResult, "User registration error");
diff --git a/www/js/onboarding/onboardingHelper.ts b/www/js/onboarding/onboardingHelper.ts
index cca0da1d4..cfbebb40b 100644
--- a/www/js/onboarding/onboardingHelper.ts
+++ b/www/js/onboarding/onboardingHelper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { DateTime } from "luxon";
 import { getAngularService } from "../angular-react-helper";
 import { getConfig, resetDataAndRefresh } from "../config/dynamicConfig";
+import { logDebug } from "../plugin/logger";
 
 export const INTRO_DONE_KEY = 'intro_done';
 
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ export function getPendingOnboardingState(): Promise<OnboardingState> {
     } else {
       route = OnboardingRoute.SURVEY;
     }
+
+    logDebug("pending onboarding state is " + route + " intro, config, consent, qr saved : " + isIntroDone + config + isConsented + saveQrDone);
+
     return { route, opcode: config?.joined?.opcode };
   });
 };
diff --git a/www/js/plugin/storage.js b/www/js/plugin/storage.js
index a14b1db83..e4d23042e 100644
--- a/www/js/plugin/storage.js
+++ b/www/js/plugin/storage.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ angular.module('emission.plugin.kvstore', ['emission.plugin.logger',
     kvstoreJs.set = function(key, value) {
         // add checks for data type
         var store_val = mungeValue(key, value);
+        logger.log("adding key " + key + " and value " + value + " to local storage");
         /*
          * How should we deal with consistency here? Have the threads be
          * independent so that there is greater chance that one will succeed,