diff --git a/src/services/storage/index.ts b/src/services/storage/index.ts
index 558c79c1..a1696cc4 100644
--- a/src/services/storage/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/storage/index.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class {
         return { executedMigrations, executedMetricsMigrations };
     }
 
-    StartTransaction(exec: TX<void>) {
-        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue({ exec, dbTx: true })
+    StartTransaction(exec: TX<void>, description?: string) {
+        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue({ exec, dbTx: true, description })
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/services/storage/paymentStorage.ts b/src/services/storage/paymentStorage.ts
index 49f73e21..07893213 100644
--- a/src/services/storage/paymentStorage.ts
+++ b/src/services/storage/paymentStorage.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default class {
             linkedApplication: opts.linkedApplication,
             user: await this.userStorage.GetUser(userId)
         })
-        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue<UserReceivingAddress>({ exec: async db => db.getRepository(UserReceivingAddress).save(newUserAddress), dbTx: false })
+        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue<UserReceivingAddress>({ exec: async db => db.getRepository(UserReceivingAddress).save(newUserAddress), dbTx: false, description: `add address for ${userId} linked to ${opts.linkedApplication?.app_id}: ${address} ` })
     }
 
     async FlagInvoiceAsPaid(invoice: UserReceivingInvoice, amount: number, serviceFee: number, internal: boolean, entityManager = this.DB) {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default class {
             linkedApplication: options.linkedApplication,
             zap_info: options.zapInfo
         })
-        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue<UserReceivingInvoice>({ exec: async db => db.getRepository(UserReceivingInvoice).save(newUserInvoice), dbTx: false })
+        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue<UserReceivingInvoice>({ exec: async db => db.getRepository(UserReceivingInvoice).save(newUserInvoice), dbTx: false, description: `add invoice for ${user.user_id} linked to ${options.linkedApplication?.app_id}: ${invoice} ` })
     }
 
     async GetAddressOwner(address: string, entityManager = this.DB): Promise<UserReceivingAddress | null> {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default class {
             internal,
             linkedApplication
         })
-        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue<UserInvoicePayment>({ exec: async db => db.getRepository(UserInvoicePayment).save(newPayment), dbTx: false })
+        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue<UserInvoicePayment>({ exec: async db => db.getRepository(UserInvoicePayment).save(newPayment), dbTx: false, description: `add invoice payment for ${userId} linked to ${linkedApplication.app_id}: ${invoice}, amt: ${amount} ` })
     }
 
     GetUserInvoicePayments(userId: string, fromIndex: number, take = 50, entityManager = this.DB): Promise<UserInvoicePayment[]> {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default class {
             confs: internal ? 10 : 0,
             linkedApplication
         })
-        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue<UserTransactionPayment>({ exec: async db => db.getRepository(UserTransactionPayment).save(newTx), dbTx: false })
+        return this.txQueue.PushToQueue<UserTransactionPayment>({ exec: async db => db.getRepository(UserTransactionPayment).save(newTx), dbTx: false, description: `add tx payment for ${userId} linked to ${linkedApplication.app_id}: ${address}, amt: ${amount} ` })
     }
 
     GetUserTransactionPayments(userId: string, fromIndex: number, take = 50, entityManager = this.DB): Promise<UserTransactionPayment[]> {
diff --git a/src/services/storage/transactionsQueue.ts b/src/services/storage/transactionsQueue.ts
index 5f2fff8e..44a74fb4 100644
--- a/src/services/storage/transactionsQueue.ts
+++ b/src/services/storage/transactionsQueue.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export type TX<T> = (entityManager: EntityManager | DataSource) => Promise<T>
 export type TxOperation<T> = {
     exec: TX<T>
     dbTx: boolean
+    description?: string
 }
 
 export default class {
@@ -19,10 +20,9 @@ export default class {
 
     PushToQueue<T>(op: TxOperation<T>) {
         if (!this.pendingTx) {
-            this.log("executing item immediately")
             return this.execQueueItem(op)
         }
-        this.log("holding item in queue")
+        this.log("queue not empty, possibly stuck")
         return new Promise<T>((res, rej) => {
             this.transactionsQueue.push({ op, res, rej })
         })
@@ -32,16 +32,14 @@ export default class {
         this.pendingTx = false
         const next = this.transactionsQueue.pop()
         if (!next) {
-            this.log("no more items in queue")
+            this.log("queue is clear")
             return
         }
         try {
-            this.log("executing next item in queue")
             const res = await this.execQueueItem(next.op)
-            this.log("resolving next item in queue")
+            if (next.op.description) this.log("done", next.op.description)
             next.res(res)
         } catch (err: any) {
-            this.log("rejecting next item in queue")
             next.rej(err.message)
         }
     }
@@ -52,21 +50,17 @@ export default class {
         }
         this.pendingTx = true
         if (op.dbTx) {
-            this.log("executing item transaction")
             return this.doTransaction(op.exec)
         }
-        this.log("executing item operation")
         return this.doOperation(op.exec)
     }
 
     async doOperation<T>(exec: TX<T>) {
         try {
             const res = await exec(this.DB)
-            this.log("executing item operation done")
             this.execNextInQueue()
             return res
         } catch (err) {
-            this.log("executing item operation failed")
             this.execNextInQueue()
             throw err
         }
@@ -77,11 +71,9 @@ export default class {
         return this.DB.transaction(async tx => {
             try {
                 const res = await exec(tx)
-                this.log("executing item transaction done")
                 this.execNextInQueue()
                 return res
             } catch (err) {
-                this.log("executing item transaction failed")
                 this.execNextInQueue()
                 throw err
             }
diff --git a/src/services/storage/userStorage.ts b/src/services/storage/userStorage.ts
index 9f45f6e8..c5cd43fb 100644
--- a/src/services/storage/userStorage.ts
+++ b/src/services/storage/userStorage.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default class {
         if (!res.affected) {
             throw new Error("unaffected balance increment for " + userId) // TODO: fix logs doxing
         }
-        getLogger({ userId: userId })("incremented balance from", user.balance_sats, "sats, by", increment, "sats")
+        getLogger({ userId: userId, appName: "balanceUpdates" })("incremented balance from", user.balance_sats, "sats, by", increment, "sats")
     }
     async DecrementUserBalance(userId: string, decrement: number, entityManager = this.DB) {
         const user = await this.GetUser(userId, entityManager)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default class {
         if (!res.affected) {
             throw new Error("unaffected balance decrement for " + userId) // TODO: fix logs doxing
         }
-        getLogger({ userId: userId })("decremented balance from", user.balance_sats, "sats, by", decrement, "sats")
+        getLogger({ userId: userId, appName: "balanceUpdates" })("decremented balance from", user.balance_sats, "sats, by", decrement, "sats")
     }
 
     async UpdateUser(userId: string, update: Partial<User>, entityManager = this.DB) {