diff --git a/js/services/moderationService.js b/js/services/moderationService.js
index 3e0e5ad5..559518d5 100644
--- a/js/services/moderationService.js
+++ b/js/services/moderationService.js
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ export class ModerationService {
   }
 
   setTrustedSeeds(seeds = []) {
+    this.log("[moderationService] setTrustedSeeds called", { count: seeds?.length || seeds?.size || 0 });
     const sanitizedSeeds = new Set();
     const adminSnapshot = this.getAdminListSnapshot();
     const blacklistHex = adminSnapshot.blacklistHex;
@@ -867,6 +868,11 @@ export class ModerationService {
     const previous = previousSet instanceof Set ? new Set(previousSet) : new Set();
     const next = nextSet instanceof Set ? new Set(nextSet) : new Set();
 
+    this.log("[moderationService] reconcileTrustedMuteSubscriptions", {
+      previous: previous.size,
+      next: next.size,
+    });
+
     if (this.viewerPubkey) {
       if (this.trustedMuteSubscriptions.has(this.viewerPubkey)) {
         previous.add(this.viewerPubkey);
@@ -881,14 +887,12 @@ export class ModerationService {
     }
 
     for (const value of next) {
-      if (!previous.has(value)) {
-        this.subscribeToTrustedMuteList(value).catch((error) => {
-          this.log(
-            `(moderationService) failed to subscribe to trusted mute list for ${value}`,
-            error,
-          );
-        });
-      }
+      this.subscribeToTrustedMuteList(value).catch((error) => {
+        this.log(
+          `(moderationService) failed to subscribe to trusted mute list for ${value}`,
+          error,
+        );
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -927,9 +931,12 @@ export class ModerationService {
       }
       return;
     } else if (typeof record.unsub === "function") {
+      this.log(`[moderationService] already subscribed to ${normalized}`);
       return;
     }
 
+    this.log(`[moderationService] subscribing to trusted mute list for ${normalized}`);
+
     record.promise = (async () => {
       try {
         await this.ensurePool();
@@ -947,6 +954,7 @@ export class ModerationService {
 
       const relays = resolveRelayList(this.nostrClient);
       if (!relays.length) {
+        this.log(`[moderationService] no relays available for ${normalized}`);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -991,6 +999,7 @@ export class ModerationService {
         });
         sub.on("eose", () => {});
         record.unsub = typeof sub.unsub === "function" ? () => sub.unsub() : null;
+        this.log(`[moderationService] subscribed to trusted mute list for ${normalized}`);
       } catch (error) {
         this.log(
           `(moderationService) failed to subscribe to trusted mute list for ${normalized}`,
@@ -1153,6 +1162,7 @@ export class ModerationService {
       return;
     }
 
+    this.log(`[moderationService] ingesting trusted mute event from ${owner} (${event.id})`);
     this.applyTrustedMuteEvent(owner, event);
   }