diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/storage.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/storage.service.ts
index 54d7a65b0a..8d55511d5f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/storage.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/storage/storage.service.ts
@@ -506,15 +506,19 @@ export class StorageService extends EventEmitter {
         const community = await this.localDbService.getCurrentCommunity()
 
         if (community) {
+          this.logger(`Emitting ${StorageEvents.MESSAGE_IDS_STORED} storage event because community exists in local DB`)
           this.emit(StorageEvents.MESSAGE_IDS_STORED, {
             ids,
             channelId: channelData.id,
             communityId: community.id,
           })
+        } else {
+          this.logger(`No community found in local DB`)
         }
       })
 
       db.events.on('ready', async () => {
+        this.logger('Local DB ready.')
         const ids = this.getAllEventLogEntries<ChannelMessage>(db).map(msg => msg.id)
         const community = await this.localDbService.getCurrentCommunity()
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/tor/tor-control.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/tor/tor-control.service.ts
index 4cea2a2075..3d33448b61 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/tor/tor-control.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/tor/tor-control.service.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export class TorControl {
         this.logger(`Connecting to Tor, host: ${this.torControlParams.host} port: ${this.torControlParams.port}`)
         await this._connect()
         this.logger('Tor connected')
-        this.serverIoProvider.io.emit(SocketActionTypes.TOR_INITIALIZED)
         return
       } catch (e) {
         this.logger(e)
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/websocketOverTor/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/websocketOverTor/index.ts
index 929ac78cb2..05d278f166 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/websocketOverTor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/websocketOverTor/index.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export class WebSockets extends EventEmitter {
     let maConn: MultiaddrConnection
 
     try {
+      log('Dialling - ', ma.nodeAddress())
       socket = await this._connect(ma, {
         websocket: {
           ...this._websocketOpts,
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/sagas/socket/socket.saga.ts b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/sagas/socket/socket.saga.ts
index 82d3f7736a..b5e91708be 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/sagas/socket/socket.saga.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/sagas/socket/socket.saga.ts
@@ -65,10 +65,17 @@ function subscribeSocketLifecycle(socket?: Socket) {
       logger.info('websocket connected')
       emit(socketActions.setConnected())
     })
-    socket?.on('disconnect', () => {
-      logger.info('closing socket connection')
-      emit(socketActions.suspendConnection())
-    })
+    socket?.on(
+      'disconnect',
+      async (reason: string, description?: Error | { description: string; context?: any } | undefined) => {
+        if (reason === 'transport error') {
+          logger.error(`Error occurred, closing connection with reason ${reason}`, description)
+        } else {
+          logger.info('closing socket connection', reason, description)
+        }
+        emit(socketActions.suspendConnection())
+      }
+    )
     return () => {}
   })
 }