diff --git a/code/controllers/failsafe.dm b/code/controllers/failsafe.dm
index 0589d5fa7f..254472a2c8 100644
--- a/code/controllers/failsafe.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/failsafe.dm
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ var/datum/controller/failsafe/Failsafe
 			if(Master.processing && Master.iteration)
 				// Check if processing is done yet.
 				if(Master.iteration == master_iteration)
+					log_debug("DEFCON [defcon]: Master.iteration=[Master.iteration] Master.last_run=[Master.last_run] world.time=[world.time]")
 					switch(defcon)
 						if(4,5)
 							--defcon
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ var/datum/controller/failsafe/Failsafe
 								master_iteration = 0
 								to_chat(admins, "<span class='adminnotice'>MC restarted successfully</span>")
 							else if(rtn < 0)
-								log_game("FailSafe: Could not restart MC, runtime encountered. Entering defcon 0")
+								log_world("FailSafe: Could not restart MC, runtime encountered. Entering defcon 0")
 								to_chat(admins, "<span class='boldannounce'>ERROR: DEFCON [defcon_pretty()]. Could not restart MC, runtime encountered. I will silently keep retrying.</span>")
 							//if the return number was 0, it just means the mc was restarted too recently, and it just needs some time before we try again
 							//no need to handle that specially when defcon 0 can handle it
diff --git a/code/controllers/master.dm b/code/controllers/master.dm
index 644ab8d2f0..07cf071246 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master.dm
@@ -221,10 +221,12 @@ GLOBAL_REAL(Master, /datum/controller/master) = new
 	//loop ended, restart the mc
 	log_game("MC crashed or runtimed, restarting")
 	message_admins("MC crashed or runtimed, restarting")
+	log_world("MC crashed or runtimed, restarting")
 	var/rtn2 = Recreate_MC()
 	if (rtn2 <= 0)
 		log_game("Failed to recreate MC (Error code: [rtn2]), it's up to the failsafe now")
 		message_admins("Failed to recreate MC (Error code: [rtn2]), it's up to the failsafe now")
+		log_world("Failed to recreate MC (Error code: [rtn2]), it's up to the failsafe now")
 		Failsafe.defcon = 2
 
 // Main loop.
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ GLOBAL_REAL(Master, /datum/controller/master) = new
 			subsystems_to_check = tickersubsystems
 
 		if (CheckQueue(subsystems_to_check) <= 0)
+			log_world("MC: CheckQueue(subsystems_to_check) exited uncleanly, SoftReset (error_level=[error_level]")
 			if (!SoftReset(tickersubsystems, runlevel_sorted_subsystems))
 				log_world("MC: SoftReset() failed, crashing")
 				return
@@ -348,6 +351,7 @@ GLOBAL_REAL(Master, /datum/controller/master) = new
 
 		if (queue_head)
 			if (RunQueue() <= 0)
+				log_world("MC: RunQueue() exited uncleanly, running SoftReset (error_level=[error_level]")
 				if (!SoftReset(tickersubsystems, runlevel_sorted_subsystems))
 					log_world("MC: SoftReset() failed, crashing")
 					return