diff --git a/console.js b/console.js
index 24b4bfb..3dba807 100644
--- a/console.js
+++ b/console.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ function main() {
     var ids = [];
 
     socket.onopen = function(e) {
+        console.log("[LOG] sending client ping")
         socket.send("client ping");
     }
 
@@ -11,8 +12,9 @@ function main() {
 
         console.log(message.message)
         if (message.message === "clear") {
+            console.log("[LOG] removing expressions from the graph");
             for(i in ids) {
-                console.log("removing")
+                console.log(`[LOG] removing expression ${ids[i]}`)
                 Calc.removeExpression({
                     id: ids[i],
                 })
@@ -20,13 +22,13 @@ function main() {
 
             ids = [];
         } else if (message.message === "expression") {
+            console.log(`[LOG] adding expression ${message.payload} as id ${message.id}`);
             Calc.setExpression({
                 type: "expression",
                 latex: message.payload,
                 id: message.id,
             })
             ids.push(message.id)
-            console.log(ids)
         } else if (message.message === "ticker") {
             var state = Calc.getState();
             
@@ -38,9 +40,7 @@ function main() {
 
             Calc.setState(JSON.stringify(state))
         } else {
-            console.log("unknown message type.")
+            console.log(`[LOG] couldn't parse message ${e.data}`)
         }
-
-        console.log(message);
     }
-}
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+} main();
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