diff --git a/js/nostr/toolkit.js b/js/nostr/toolkit.js
index f3314803..829be9c8 100644
--- a/js/nostr/toolkit.js
+++ b/js/nostr/toolkit.js
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ export function shimLegacySimplePoolMethods(pool) {
             : 7000;
 
         timer = setTimeout(() => {
+          devLogger.warn(`[toolkit] pool.list timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms.`);
           timer = null;
           try {
             subscription.unsub?.();
diff --git a/js/services/nostrService.js b/js/services/nostrService.js
index c59c5694..92ae53c8 100644
--- a/js/services/nostrService.js
+++ b/js/services/nostrService.js
@@ -1178,8 +1178,7 @@ export class NostrService {
 
     const requestedLimit = Number(options?.limit);
     const resolvedLimit = this.nostrClient.clampVideoRequestLimit(
-      requestedLimit,
-      DEFAULT_VIDEO_REQUEST_LIMIT
+      requestedLimit
     );
 
     const filter = {
@@ -1222,7 +1221,7 @@ export class NostrService {
               }
             }
           } catch (relayErr) {
-            // ignore relay failures
+            this.log(`[nostrService] Relay ${url} failed:`, relayErr);
           }
         })
       );