diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v5/api.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v5/api.dm
index 95b8edd3ee..05d0dee25b 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v5/api.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v5/api.dm
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
 	version = null // we want this to be the TGS version, not the interop version
 
 	// sleep once to prevent an issue where world.Export on the first tick can hang indefinitely
+	TGS_DEBUG_LOG("Starting Export bug prevention sleep tick. time:[world.time] sleep_offline:[world.sleep_offline]")
 	sleep(world.tick_lag)
+	TGS_DEBUG_LOG("Export bug prevention sleep complete")
 
 	var/list/bridge_response = Bridge(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_COMMAND_STARTUP, list(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_MINIMUM_SECURITY_LEVEL = minimum_required_security_level, DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_VERSION = api_version.raw_parameter, DMAPI5_PARAMETER_CUSTOM_COMMANDS = ListCustomCommands(), DMAPI5_PARAMETER_TOPIC_PORT = GetTopicPort()))
 	if(!istype(bridge_response))