diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
index 767708503..dc416a09f 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ static int impl_node_send_command(void *object, const struct spa_command *comman
 		SPA_FALLTHROUGH
 	case SPA_NODE_COMMAND_Pause:
 		this->started = false;
+		spa_log_debug(this->log, "%p: stopped", this);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -852,6 +853,7 @@ static int impl_node_send_command(void *object, const struct spa_command *comman
 	switch (SPA_NODE_COMMAND_ID(command)) {
 	case SPA_NODE_COMMAND_Start:
 		this->started = true;
+		spa_log_debug(this->log, "%p: started", this);
 		break;
 	}
 	return res;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index d58c7ba2c..72c2797ab 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ again:
 			n->current_pending = false;
 		}
 
-		pw_log_debug("%p: driving %p running:%d passive:%d quantum:%u '%s'",
+		pw_log_debug("%p: driver %p running:%d passive:%d quantum:%u '%s'",
 				context, n, running, n->passive, quantum, n->name);
 
 		/* first change the node states of the followers to the new target */
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index ccd4c938f..3151b7156 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ static int start_node(struct pw_impl_node *this)
 	if (impl->pending_state >= PW_NODE_STATE_RUNNING)
 		return 0;
 
-	pw_log_debug("%p: start node driving:%d driver:%d", this, this->driving, this->driver);
+	pw_log_debug("%p: start node driving:%d driver:%d added:%d", this,
+			this->driving, this->driver, this->added);
 
 	if (!(this->driving && this->driver)) {
 		impl->pending_play = true;
@@ -357,6 +358,9 @@ static void node_update_state(struct pw_impl_node *node, enum pw_node_state stat
 
 	switch (state) {
 	case PW_NODE_STATE_RUNNING:
+		pw_log_debug("%p: start node driving:%d driver:%d added:%d", node,
+				node->driving, node->driver, node->added);
+
 		if (node->driving && node->driver) {
 			res = spa_node_send_command(node->node,
 				&SPA_NODE_COMMAND_INIT(SPA_NODE_COMMAND_Start));
@@ -438,6 +442,9 @@ static int suspend_node(struct pw_impl_node *this)
 		p->state = PW_IMPL_PORT_STATE_CONFIGURE;
 	}
 
+	pw_log_debug("%p: suspend node driving:%d driver:%d added:%d", this,
+			this->driving, this->driver, this->added);
+
 	res = spa_node_send_command(this->node,
 				    &SPA_NODE_COMMAND_INIT(SPA_NODE_COMMAND_Suspend));
 	if (res == -ENOTSUP)