diff --git a/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/index.js b/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/index.js
index 88c89706..f4af4bae 100644
--- a/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/index.js
+++ b/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Purpose: Composes rover snapshot polling and snapshot socket delivery in one folderized service.
 // Scope: Preserves existing rover snapshot events/state exports and startup side effects.
 const roverManager = require('../roverManager');
+const logger = require('../../globals/logger').child('roverSnapshotService');
 const { createRoverSnapshotPoller } = require('./poller');
 const { registerRoverSnapshotSocketGateway } = require('./socketGateway');
 
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ registerRoverSnapshotSocketGateway({
   fetchSnapshotNow: poller.fetchSnapshotNow,
 });
 
+logger.warn('Rover snapshot service initialized');
+
 module.exports = {
   roverSnapshotEvents: poller.roverSnapshotEvents,
   getRoverSnapshotState: poller.getRoverSnapshotState,
diff --git a/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/socketGateway.js b/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/socketGateway.js
index b5084832..7e3702eb 100644
--- a/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/socketGateway.js
+++ b/server/src/services/roverSnapshotService/socketGateway.js
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ function registerRoverSnapshotSocketGateway({
   });
 
   io.on('connection', (socket) => {
+    logger.warn('Rover snapshot gateway saw socket connection', { socketId: socket.id });
     socket.on('roverSnapshot:subscribe', (payload = {}, cb = () => {}) => {
       const visibleRoster = roverManager.getRosterForSocket(socket);
       const visibleIds = visibleRoster.map((rover) => String(rover.id));
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ function registerRoverSnapshotSocketGateway({
         if (!passesMode(socket)) throw new Error('Not authorized for rover snapshots');
         const rosterIds = new Set(visibleIds);
         const validIds = uniqueIds.filter((id) => rosterIds.has(String(id)));
-        logger.info('Rover snapshot subscribe', {
+        logger.warn('Rover snapshot subscribe', {
           socketId: socket.id,
           requestedIds: uniqueIds,
           visibleIds,