diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
index b5f2ee07..4eb4ee61 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/events/onReceivedReqs.js
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ const onReceivedReqs = cb => {
   cb(getReceivedReqs())
 
   if (!subbed) {
+    const user = require('../../Mediator').getUser()
+    if (!user.is) {
+      logger.warn('Tried subscribing to onReceivedReqs without authing')
+    }
     require('./index').onCurrentHandshakeAddress(addr => {
       if (currentAddress === addr) {
         return
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ const onReceivedReqs = cb => {
           .get(addr)
           .open(listenerForAddr(addr))
       }
-    }, require('../../Mediator').getUser())
+    }, user)
 
     Streams.onAvatar(react)
     Streams.onDisplayName(react)
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onAcceptedRequests.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onAcceptedRequests.js
index 0c0dad80..3d3966a4 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onAcceptedRequests.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onAcceptedRequests.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ let procid = 0
  */
 const onAcceptedRequests = (user, SEA) => {
   if (!user.is) {
+    logger.warn('onAcceptedRequests() -> tried to sub without authing')
     throw new Error(ErrorCode.NOT_AUTH)
   }
 
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
index 983ee485..47202384 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/jobs/onOrders.js
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ let currentOrderAddr = ''
  * @returns {(order: ListenerData, orderID: string) => void}
  */
 const listenerForAddr = (addr, user, SEA) => async (order, orderID) => {
+  if (!user.is) {
+    logger.warn('onOrders -> listenerForAddr() -> tried to sub without authing')
+  }
   try {
     if (addr !== currentOrderAddr) {
       return
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ const listenerForAddr = (addr, user, SEA) => async (order, orderID) => {
  */
 const onOrders = (user, gun, SEA) => {
   if (!user.is) {
+    logger.warn('onOrders() -> tried to sub without authing')
     throw new Error(ErrorCode.NOT_AUTH)
   }
 
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/lastSentReqID.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/lastSentReqID.js
index 0c552922..01cce49d 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/lastSentReqID.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/lastSentReqID.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /** @format */
+const logger = require('winston')
+
 const Key = require('../key')
 
 /** @type {Record<string, string|null|undefined>} */
@@ -18,22 +20,25 @@ const onLastSentReqIDs = cb => {
   cb()
 
   if (!subbed) {
-    require('../../Mediator')
-      .getUser()
-      .get(Key.USER_TO_LAST_REQUEST_SENT)
-      .open(data => {
-        if (typeof data === 'object' && data !== null) {
-          for (const [pub, id] of Object.entries(data)) {
-            if (typeof id === 'string' || id === null) {
-              pubToLastSentReqID[pub] = id
-            }
-          }
-        } else {
-          pubToLastSentReqID = {}
-        }
+    const user = require('../../Mediator').getUser()
+    if (!user.is) {
+      logger.warn('lastSentReqID() -> tried to sub without authing')
+      throw new Error('NOT_AUTH')
+    }
 
-        notify()
-      })
+    user.get(Key.USER_TO_LAST_REQUEST_SENT).open(data => {
+      if (typeof data === 'object' && data !== null) {
+        for (const [pub, id] of Object.entries(data)) {
+          if (typeof id === 'string' || id === null) {
+            pubToLastSentReqID[pub] = id
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        pubToLastSentReqID = {}
+      }
+
+      notify()
+    })
     subbed = true
   }
 
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToFeed.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToFeed.js
index 74d138bb..35f03d9d 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToFeed.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToFeed.js
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ const onOpenForPubFeedPair = ([pub, feed]) =>
       pubToLastUpdate[pub] = thisUpdate
 
       const user = require('../../Mediator').getUser()
+      if (!user.is) {
+        logger.warn('pubToFeed -> onOpenForPubFeedPair() -> user is not auth')
+      }
       const SEA = require('../../Mediator').mySEA
 
       const ourSecret = await SEA.secret(await Utils.pubToEpub(pub), user._.sea)
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToIncoming.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToIncoming.js
index ae2c5a28..e1ca1263 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToIncoming.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/streams/pubToIncoming.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ const onPubToIncoming = cb => {
 
   if (!subbed) {
     const user = require('../../Mediator').getUser()
+    if (!user.is) {
+      logger.warn(`subscribing to pubToIncoming on a unauth user`)
+    }
     user.get(USER_TO_INCOMING).open(onOpen)
     subbed = true
   }
diff --git a/src/routes.js b/src/routes.js
index fa4cc87e..e1d87228 100644
--- a/src/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes.js
@@ -1594,6 +1594,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       // spinup
       Events.onSimplerSentRequests(() => {})()
       const data = Events.getCurrentSentReqs()
+      logger.info(`Sent requests poll: ${JSON.stringify(data, null, 4)}`)
       res.json({
         data,
       })
@@ -1611,6 +1612,7 @@ module.exports = async (
       // spinup
       Events.onChats(() => {})()
       const data =  Events.getChats()
+      logger.info(`Chats polled: ${JSON.stringify(data, null, 4)}`)
       res.json({
         data
       })