diff --git a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js
index 74e7676..3a5cc91 100644
--- a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js
+++ b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js
@@ -6438,7 +6438,7 @@ async function stopTimer(token, entryId) {
 }
 
 // src/plugin.ts
-var CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.57";
+var CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.58";
 var GITEA_BASE = "https://gitea.pdmarf.co.uk/pdm/stream_deck_notion_timer/raw/branch/stable-rebuild";
 var SIGNING_PUBLIC_KEY = `-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
 MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAN7ko8TUpuPzPAJuKAZCRjV0c4ZSlou5d9pUAF6o12b4=
@@ -6460,12 +6460,17 @@ async function checkForUpdates(sendStatus) {
   try {
     const resp = await fetchWithTimeout2(`${GITEA_BASE}/version.json`);
     if (!resp.ok) {
+      plugin_default.logger.warn(`Update check: version.json fetch returned ${resp.status}`);
       sendStatus?.("Update check failed");
       return;
     }
     const { version } = await resp.json();
-    if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(version)) return;
+    if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(version)) {
+      plugin_default.logger.warn(`Update check: version.json had unexpected content: ${JSON.stringify(version)}`);
+      return;
+    }
     if (!isNewerVersion(version, CURRENT_VERSION)) {
+      plugin_default.logger.info(`Update check: up to date (v${CURRENT_VERSION}, server has v${version})`);
       sendStatus?.(`Already up to date (v${CURRENT_VERSION})`);
       return;
     }
@@ -6758,8 +6763,14 @@ plugin_default.ui.onSendToPlugin(async (ev) => {
 });
 var UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 30 * 60 * 1e3;
 plugin_default.connect();
-setTimeout(() => checkForUpdates(), 1e4);
-setInterval(() => checkForUpdates(), UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS);
+setTimeout(() => {
+  plugin_default.logger.info("Running initial (10s post-launch) update check");
+  checkForUpdates();
+}, 1e4);
+setInterval(() => {
+  plugin_default.logger.info("Running scheduled (30min) update check");
+  checkForUpdates();
+}, UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS);
 /*! Bundled license information:
 
 @elgato/schemas/dist/streamdeck/plugins/index.mjs:
diff --git a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js.sig b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js.sig
index dead7e6..3c2e79f 100644
--- a/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js.sig
+++ b/com.pdma.notion-timer.sdPlugin/bin/plugin.js.sig
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/notion-timer.streamDeckPlugin b/notion-timer.streamDeckPlugin
index 0ee5a2e..ade242a 100644
Binary files a/notion-timer.streamDeckPlugin and b/notion-timer.streamDeckPlugin differ
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index 8334dfd..5a18ed1 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.57";
+const CURRENT_VERSION = "1.0.58";
 const GITEA_BASE = "https://gitea.pdmarf.co.uk/pdm/stream_deck_notion_timer/raw/branch/stable-rebuild";
 const SIGNING_PUBLIC_KEY = `-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
 MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAN7ko8TUpuPzPAJuKAZCRjV0c4ZSlou5d9pUAF6o12b4=
@@ -22,10 +22,18 @@ function fetchWithTimeout(url: string): Promise<Response> {
 async function checkForUpdates(sendStatus?: (msg: string) => void | Promise<void>): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const resp = await fetchWithTimeout(`${GITEA_BASE}/version.json`);
-    if (!resp.ok) { sendStatus?.("Update check failed"); return; }
+    if (!resp.ok) {
+      streamDeck.logger.warn(`Update check: version.json fetch returned ${resp.status}`);
+      sendStatus?.("Update check failed");
+      return;
+    }
     const { version } = await resp.json() as { version: string };
-    if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(version)) return;
+    if (!/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(version)) {
+      streamDeck.logger.warn(`Update check: version.json had unexpected content: ${JSON.stringify(version)}`);
+      return;
+    }
     if (!isNewerVersion(version, CURRENT_VERSION)) {
+      streamDeck.logger.info(`Update check: up to date (v${CURRENT_VERSION}, server has v${version})`);
       sendStatus?.(`Already up to date (v${CURRENT_VERSION})`);
       return;
     }
@@ -382,5 +390,11 @@ streamDeck.connect();
 // Initial check shortly after startup, then keep rechecking — a plugin process
 // can run for days without Stream Deck restarting, and the old code only ever
 // checked once per process lifetime.
-setTimeout(() => checkForUpdates(), 10_000);
-setInterval(() => checkForUpdates(), UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS);
+setTimeout(() => {
+  streamDeck.logger.info("Running initial (10s post-launch) update check");
+  checkForUpdates();
+}, 10_000);
+setInterval(() => {
+  streamDeck.logger.info("Running scheduled (30min) update check");
+  checkForUpdates();
+}, UPDATE_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS);
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 290b841..a00d4f5 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "version": "1.0.57" }
+{ "version": "1.0.58" }