diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 29cbe07d..27abf4b5 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -301,6 +301,19 @@ function App() {
                   // Replace the signer on the account
                   nostrConnectAccount.signer = recreatedSigner
                   console.log('[bunker] ✅ Signer recreated with pool context')
+
+                  // Debug: log publish/subscription calls made by signer (decrypt/sign requests)
+                  const originalPublish = (recreatedSigner as any).publishMethod
+                  ;(recreatedSigner as any).publishMethod = (relays: string[], event: any) => {
+                    try { console.log('[bunker] publish via signer:', { relays, kind: event?.kind, tags: event?.tags?.length }) } catch {}
+                    return originalPublish(relays, event)
+                  }
+                  const originalSubscribe = (recreatedSigner as any).subscriptionMethod
+                  ;(recreatedSigner as any).subscriptionMethod = (relays: string[], filters: any[]) => {
+                    try { console.log('[bunker] subscribe via signer:', { relays, filters }) } catch {}
+                    return originalSubscribe(relays, filters)
+                  }
+
                   
                   // Just ensure the signer is listening for responses - don't call connect() again
                   // The fromBunkerURI already connected with permissions during login
diff --git a/src/services/bookmarkService.ts b/src/services/bookmarkService.ts
index 76f7c974..eb5a6738 100644
--- a/src/services/bookmarkService.ts
+++ b/src/services/bookmarkService.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,14 @@ export const fetchBookmarks = async (
       console.log('[bunker] 🔑 Signer has nip04:', hasNip04Decrypt(signerCandidate))
       console.log('[bunker] 🔑 Signer has nip44:', hasNip44Decrypt(signerCandidate))
     }
-    const { publicItemsAll, privateItemsAll, newestCreatedAt, latestContent, allTags } = await collectBookmarksFromEvents(
+    
+    // Debug relay connectivity for bunker relays
+    try {
+      const urls = Array.from(relayPool.relays.values()).map(r => ({ url: r.url, connected: (r as any).connected }))
+      console.log('[bunker] Relay connections:', urls)
+    } catch {}
+
+const { publicItemsAll, privateItemsAll, newestCreatedAt, latestContent, allTags } = await collectBookmarksFromEvents(
       bookmarkListEvents,
       activeAccount,
       signerCandidate