diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChannelMapping.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChannelMapping.cs
index 380368eff2..6dc3c84b9c 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChannelMapping.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChannelMapping.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		public long ProviderId { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// The original <see cref="Components.Chat.ChannelRepresentation.RealId"/>
+		/// The original <see cref="ChannelRepresentation.RealId"/>.
 		/// </summary>
 		public ulong ProviderChannelId { get; set; }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		public bool IsUpdatesChannel { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// The <see cref="Components.Chat.ChannelRepresentation"/> with the mapped Id
+		/// The <see cref="ChannelRepresentation"/> with the mapped Id.
 		/// </summary>
 		public ChannelRepresentation Channel { get; set; }
 	}
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChatManager.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChatManager.cs
index a85ed9c6db..0cd2ee4bb5 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChatManager.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChatManager.cs
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat
 							ulong newId;
 							lock (this)
 								newId = channelIdCounter++;
+							logger.LogTrace(
+								"Mapping private channel {0}:{1} as {2}",
+								message.User.Channel.ConnectionName,
+								message.User.FriendlyName,
+								newId);
 							mappedChannels.Add(newId, new ChannelMapping
 							{
 								IsWatchdogChannel = false,
@@ -468,6 +473,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat
 				foreach (var I in mappings)
 				{
 					var newId = baseId++;
+					logger.LogTrace("Mapping channel {0}:{1} as {2}", I.Channel.ConnectionName, I.Channel.FriendlyName, newId);
 					mappedChannels.Add(newId, I);
 					I.Channel.RealId = newId;
 				}
@@ -573,6 +579,8 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat
 			if (channelIds == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(channelIds));
 
+			logger.LogTrace("Chat send \"{0}\" to channels: {1}", message, String.Join(", ", channelIds));
+
 			return Task.WhenAll(channelIds.Select(x =>
 			{
 				ChannelMapping channelMapping;