diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adf8f72..67aec72 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@
 # Go workspace file
 go.work
 
+
+# binary outputs
+well-goknown
+cmd/lnd-verifier/lnd-verifier
diff --git a/nostr/nostr.go b/nostr/nostr.go
index 7f691e1..aa82b7d 100644
--- a/nostr/nostr.go
+++ b/nostr/nostr.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func RequestNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 		tmplt, err := template.ParseFiles("html/nostr_qr_response.html")
 		if err != nil {
-			l.Error().Msg("unable to parse template")
+			l.Error().Msg("unable to parse qr response template")
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(&jsonErrorMessage{
 				Error: "service unavailable",
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ func RequestNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func GetNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := context.TODO()
+	l := logger.Get()
 	// get query string for username
 	r.ParseForm()
 	requestedName := r.FormValue("name")
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ func GetNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	search := getRkey("verified", requestedName, getHostname(r.Host))
 	addr, err := redisCli.Get(ctx, search).Result()
 	if err != nil {
+		l.Info().Msg(fmt.Sprintf("get %s: not found", search))
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
 		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(&jsonErrorMessage{
 			Error: "username not registered",
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ func GetNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	dec, err := b64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(addr)
 	if err != nil {
+		l.Error().Msg(fmt.Sprintf("get %s: unable to decode key", search))
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(&jsonErrorMessage{
 			Error: "internal server error",
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ func GetNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	l.Info().Msg(fmt.Sprintf("get %s: found and returned", search))
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	w.Write(dec)