diff --git a/routes/webhooks.js b/routes/webhooks.js
index 5fe28f8..8458377 100644
--- a/routes/webhooks.js
+++ b/routes/webhooks.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export function createWebhookRoutes({ config, jiraProcessor, webexService, log }
         }
 
         safeProcess(routeName, () => {
+            logger(
+                routeName,
+                `Accepted webhook event=${req.body.webhookEvent || 'unknown'} issue=${validation.issueKey} project=${req.body.issue?.fields?.project?.key || '?'}`
+            );
             logFile(WEBHOOK_LOG_PROVIDERS[routeName] || routeName, req.body);
             jiraProcessor.processJiraTicket(req.body);
         }, correlationMeta);
diff --git a/services/jiraProcessor.js b/services/jiraProcessor.js
index 8ea44e1..7160ec1 100644
--- a/services/jiraProcessor.js
+++ b/services/jiraProcessor.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export function createJiraProcessor({ config, requests, jiraService, webexServic
                 }
                 if (approvers.length > 0) {
                     webexService.sendTicketCard(issueKey, { roomId: approvalRoomId, ...cardPayload });
+                } else {
+                    logWarn('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} no pending approvers found after Jira lookup — no Webex messages sent`);
                 }
             })
             .catch(error => logError('processJiraTicket', `Failed approval notifications for ${issueKey}`, error));
@@ -30,54 +32,85 @@ export function createJiraProcessor({ config, requests, jiraService, webexServic
         }
 
         const issueKey = jiraTicket.issue.key;
-        let requestType;
-        let transitionId;
+        const projectKey = jiraTicket.issue.fields?.project?.key;
+        const requestTypeField = jiraTicket.issue.fields?.customfield_10010;
+        const requestType = requestTypeField?.requestType?.id != null
+            ? String(requestTypeField.requestType.id)
+            : undefined;
+        const transitionId = jiraTicket.transition?.transitionId != null
+            ? String(jiraTicket.transition.transitionId)
+            : undefined;
+        const webhookEvent = jiraTicket.webhookEvent || 'unknown';
 
-        logger('processJiraTicket', `Processing ${issueKey}.`);
+        logger(
+            'processJiraTicket',
+            `${issueKey} event=${webhookEvent} project=${projectKey || '?'} requestType=${requestType || '?'} transition=${transitionId || 'none'}`
+        );
 
-        if (jiraTicket.transition) {
-            logger('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} Transition: ${jiraTicket.transition.transitionId}.`);
-            const requestTypeField = jiraTicket.issue.fields?.customfield_10010;
-            if (requestTypeField?.requestType?.id) {
-                requestType = requestTypeField.requestType.id;
-                transitionId = jiraTicket.transition.transitionId;
-            } else {
-                logWarn('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} - missing requestType: ${JSON.stringify(requestTypeField)}`);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (!issueKey || !requestType || !requests[requestType]) {
+        if (projectKey !== 'CHANGE' && projectKey !== 'REQUEST') {
+            logWarn('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} skipped: project ${projectKey} is not CHANGE or REQUEST`);
             return;
         }
 
-        logger('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} RequestType: ${requestType} Requests?: ${JSON.stringify(requests[requestType])}`);
+        if (!requestType) {
+            logWarn('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} skipped: missing request type in customfield_10010`);
+            return;
+        }
 
-        if (requests[requestType].transitions[transitionId]) {
-            if (jiraTicket.issue.fields.project.key == 'CHANGE') {
-                logger('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} is a CHANGE.`);
+        if (!requests[requestType]) {
+            logWarn(
+                'processJiraTicket',
+                `${issueKey} skipped: request type ${requestType} (${requestTypeField.requestType?.name || 'unknown'}) is not configured in requests.json`
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+
+        logger('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} matched request config: ${JSON.stringify(requests[requestType])}`);
+
+        if (transitionId && requests[requestType].transitions[transitionId]) {
+            logger('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} matched transition ${transitionId} (${requests[requestType].transitions[transitionId].name})`);
+            if (projectKey == 'CHANGE') {
                 handleApprovalNotifications(issueKey, jiraTicket, buildChangeApproval);
-            } else if (jiraTicket.issue.fields.project.key == 'REQUEST') {
-                logger('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} is a REQUEST.`);
+            } else {
                 handleApprovalNotifications(issueKey, jiraTicket, buildRequestApproval);
             }
             return;
         }
 
         if (!jiraTicket.changelog) {
+            if (transitionId) {
+                logWarn(
+                    'processJiraTicket',
+                    `${issueKey} skipped: transition ${transitionId} is not configured for request type ${requestType}`
+                );
+            } else {
+                logWarn('processJiraTicket', `${issueKey} skipped: no transition and no changelog in webhook`);
+            }
             return;
         }
 
         const approvalStatuses = ['Pending Approval', 'Emergency Approval', 'Waiting for approval'];
+        const statusName = jiraTicket.issue.fields?.status?.name;
+        let approverChange = false;
+
         for (const change of jiraTicket.changelog.items) {
-            if (change.field != 'Approvers' || !approvalStatuses.includes(jiraTicket.issue.fields.status.name)) {
+            if (change.field != 'Approvers' || !approvalStatuses.includes(statusName)) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if (jiraTicket.issue.fields.project.key == 'CHANGE') {
+            approverChange = true;
+            if (projectKey == 'CHANGE') {
                 handleApprovalNotifications(issueKey, jiraTicket, buildChangeApproval);
             } else {
                 handleApprovalNotifications(issueKey, jiraTicket, buildRequestApproval);
             }
         }
+
+        if (!approverChange) {
+            logWarn(
+                'processJiraTicket',
+                `${issueKey} skipped: changelog did not include an Approvers update in an approval status (status=${statusName || '?'})`
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     return { processJiraTicket };