diff --git a/src/services/highlightCreationService.ts b/src/services/highlightCreationService.ts
index fd9e13b9..59222312 100644
--- a/src/services/highlightCreationService.ts
+++ b/src/services/highlightCreationService.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,12 @@ export async function createHighlight(
   }
 
   // Convert to Highlight with relay tracking info and return IMMEDIATELY
+  console.log('🔄 [HIGHLIGHT-CREATION] About to convert event to highlight:', {
+    eventId: signedEvent.id,
+    hasHighlightProps: !!(signedEvent as any).__highlightProps,
+    highlightProps: (signedEvent as any).__highlightProps
+  })
+  
   const highlight = eventToHighlight(signedEvent)
 
   return highlight
diff --git a/src/services/highlightEventProcessor.ts b/src/services/highlightEventProcessor.ts
index 02d33353..ce05efad 100644
--- a/src/services/highlightEventProcessor.ts
+++ b/src/services/highlightEventProcessor.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ export function eventToHighlight(event: NostrEvent): Highlight {
   // Check if this event has custom properties from our highlight creation process
   const customProps = (event as any).__highlightProps || {}
   
+  console.log('🔄 [EVENT-TO-HIGHLIGHT] Converting event to highlight:', {
+    eventId: event.id,
+    hasCustomProps: !!(event as any).__highlightProps,
+    customProps: customProps,
+    publishedRelays: customProps.publishedRelays,
+    isLocalOnly: customProps.isLocalOnly
+  })
+  
   return {
     id: event.id,
     pubkey: event.pubkey,