diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index 37c81762b..5170a4217 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ do_deactivate_link(struct spa_loop *loop,
 static void clear_link(struct node_data *data, struct link *link)
 {
 	struct pw_context *context = data->context;
+	pw_log_debug("link %p", link);
 	pw_loop_invoke(context->data_loop,
 		do_deactivate_link, SPA_ID_INVALID, NULL, 0, true, link);
 	pw_memmap_free(link->map);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index dd49d5c2f..2154aad89 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ static void node_update_state(struct pw_impl_node *node, enum pw_node_state stat
 	node->info.state = state;
 	impl->pending = state;
 
-	if (old == state)
-		return;
-
 	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: (%s) %s -> %s (%s)", node, node->name,
 		     pw_node_state_as_string(old), pw_node_state_as_string(state), error);
 
+	if (old == state)
+		return;
+
 	if (state == PW_NODE_STATE_ERROR) {
 		pw_log_error("(%s-%u) %s -> error (%s)", node->name, node->info.id,
 		     pw_node_state_as_string(old), error);
@@ -1921,7 +1921,8 @@ int pw_impl_node_set_state(struct pw_impl_node *node, enum pw_node_state state)
 	struct impl *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(node, struct impl, this);
 	enum pw_node_state old = impl->pending;
 
-	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: set state %s -> %s, active %d", node,
+	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: set state (%s) %s -> %s, active %d", node,
+			pw_node_state_as_string(node->info.state),
 			pw_node_state_as_string(old),
 			pw_node_state_as_string(state),
 			node->active);