diff --git a/executables/nr-ue.c b/executables/nr-ue.c
index f57b663f1e..1356e87474 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ue.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ue.c
@@ -509,6 +509,15 @@ static int handle_sync_req_from_mac(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE)
     uint64_t dl_CarrierFreq = get_carrier_frequency(fp->N_RB_DL, fp->numerology_index, cfg->dl_frequency);
     uint64_t ul_CarrierFreq = get_carrier_frequency(fp->N_RB_UL, fp->numerology_index, cfg->uplink_frequency);
     if (dl_CarrierFreq != fp->dl_CarrierFreq || ul_CarrierFreq != fp->ul_CarrierFreq) {
+      LOG_I(NR_PHY,
+            "[UE %d] RF frequency change: dl %lu->%lu Hz, ul %lu->%lu Hz (from dl_frequency=%u kHz, target_Nid_cell=%d)\n",
+            UE->Mod_id,
+            fp->dl_CarrierFreq,
+            dl_CarrierFreq,
+            fp->ul_CarrierFreq,
+            ul_CarrierFreq,
+            cfg->dl_frequency,
+            UE->target_Nid_cell);
       fp->dl_CarrierFreq = dl_CarrierFreq;
       fp->ul_CarrierFreq = ul_CarrierFreq;
       nr_rf_card_config_freq(&UE->openair0_cfg[UE->rf_map.card], ul_CarrierFreq, dl_CarrierFreq, 0);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index c92c8225f6..18b331ff46 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -406,6 +406,13 @@ static void config_common_ue(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t
                                                     *scc->ssbSubcarrierSpacing,
                                                     frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencyPointA)
                                        / 1000; // freq in kHz
+    LOG_I(NR_MAC,
+          "[UE %d] Set dl_frequency=%u kHz (from absoluteFrequencyPointA=%ld, band=%d, scs=%ld)\n",
+          mac->ue_id,
+          cfg->carrier_config.dl_frequency,
+          frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencyPointA,
+          mac->nr_band,
+          *scc->ssbSubcarrierSpacing);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
       if (i == frequencyInfoDL->scs_SpecificCarrierList.list.array[0]->subcarrierSpacing) {
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index 8487619092..ebf314fc83 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -833,8 +833,10 @@ static void nr_rrc_process_reconfigurationWithSync(NR_UE_RRC_INST_t *rrc,
     /* if the frequencyInfoDL is included, consider the target SpCell
        to be one on the SSB frequency indicated by the frequencyInfoDL */
     const NR_DownlinkConfigCommon_t *dcc = reconfigurationWithSync->spCellConfigCommon->downlinkConfigCommon;
-    if (dcc && dcc->frequencyInfoDL && dcc->frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencySSB)
+    if (dcc && dcc->frequencyInfoDL && dcc->frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencySSB) {
       rrc->arfcn_ssb = *dcc->frequencyInfoDL->absoluteFrequencySSB;
+      LOG_I(NR_RRC, "UE %ld: updated ARFCN_SSB=%ld\n", rrc->ue_id, rrc->arfcn_ssb);
+    }
 
     // consider the target SpCell to be one with a physical cell identity indicated by the physCellId
     if (!reconfigurationWithSync->spCellConfigCommon->physCellId)
@@ -1662,6 +1664,15 @@ static void nr_rrc_ue_decode_NR_BCCH_BCH_Message(NR_UE_RRC_INST_t *rrc,
   }
 
   NR_BCCH_BCH_Message_t *bcch_message = NULL;
+  if (rrc->phyCellID != phycellid || rrc->arfcn_ssb != ssb_arfcn) {
+    LOG_I(NR_RRC,
+          "[UE %ld] BCCH update: phyCellID %d->%u, arfcn_ssb %ld->%ld\n",
+          rrc->ue_id,
+          rrc->phyCellID,
+          phycellid,
+          rrc->arfcn_ssb,
+          ssb_arfcn);
+  }
   rrc->phyCellID = phycellid;
   rrc->arfcn_ssb = ssb_arfcn;
 
@@ -2287,6 +2298,7 @@ static void nr_rrc_ue_process_rrcReestablishment(NR_UE_RRC_INST_t *rrc,
   // perform the actions upon going to RRC_IDLE as specified in 5.3.11
   // with release cause 'RRC connection failure', upon which the procedure ends
   if (!integrity_pass) {
+    LOG_W(NR_RRC, "Integrity of RRCReestablishment failed, going to IDLE\n");
     NR_Release_Cause_t release_cause = RRC_CONNECTION_FAILURE;
     nr_rrc_going_to_IDLE(rrc, release_cause, NULL);
     return;