diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl.Messengers/Messengers/MessengerBase.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl.Messengers/Messengers/MessengerBase.cs
index 6fc80adc..3031f4ba 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl.Messengers/Messengers/MessengerBase.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl.Messengers/Messengers/MessengerBase.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.AppServer.Messengers
         {
             if (!enableMessengerSubscriptions)
             {
-                this.LogWarning("Messenger subscriptions not enabled");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.AppServer.Messengers
         {
             if (!enableMessengerSubscriptions)
             {
-                this.LogWarning("Messenger subscriptions not enabled");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.AppServer.Messengers
                 return;
             }
 
-            this.LogInformation("Client with ID {clientId} unsubscribed", clientId);
+            this.LogDebug("Client with ID {clientId} unsubscribed", clientId);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -272,7 +270,8 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.AppServer.Messengers
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                this.LogError(ex, "Exception posting status message for {messagePath} to {clientId}", MessagePath, clientId ?? "all clients");
+                this.LogError("Exception posting status message for {messagePath} to {clientId}: {message}", MessagePath, clientId ?? "all clients", ex.Message);
+                this.LogDebug(ex, "Stack trace: ");
             }
         }
 
@@ -301,7 +300,8 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.AppServer.Messengers
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                this.LogError(ex, "Exception posting status message for {type} to {clientId}", type, clientId ?? "all clients");
+                this.LogError("Exception posting status message for {type} to {clientId}: {message}", type, clientId ?? "all clients", ex.Message);
+                this.LogDebug(ex, "Stack trace: ");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl/MobileControlSystemController.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl/MobileControlSystemController.cs
index 2fe20391..45ff814a 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl/MobileControlSystemController.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl/MobileControlSystemController.cs
@@ -1312,6 +1312,11 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override void Initialize()
         {
+            if (!Config.EnableMessengerSubscriptions)
+            {
+                this.LogWarning("Messenger subscriptions disabled. add \"enableMessengerSubscriptions\": true to config for {key} to enable.", Key);
+            }
+
             foreach (var messenger in _messengers)
             {
                 try