diff --git a/src/components/c2d/compute_engine_base.ts b/src/components/c2d/compute_engine_base.ts
index b6cb3e1e5..119c5848c 100644
--- a/src/components/c2d/compute_engine_base.ts
+++ b/src/components/c2d/compute_engine_base.ts
@@ -529,13 +529,23 @@ export abstract class C2DEngine {
     token: string,
     maxJobDuration: number
   ): number | null {
+    CORE_LOGGER.logMessage(`minJobDuration ${env?.minJobDuration}`)
+
     if (maxJobDuration < env.minJobDuration) maxJobDuration = env.minJobDuration
+    CORE_LOGGER.logMessage(`Env maxJobDuration ${maxJobDuration}`)
+
     const prices = this.getEnvPricesForToken(env, chainId, token)
     if (!prices) return null
     let cost: number = 0
     for (const request of resourcesRequest) {
+      CORE_LOGGER.logMessage(`Resource ${request.id} with amount ${request.amount}`)
+
       const resourcePrice = this.getResourcePrice(prices, request.id)
-      cost += resourcePrice * request.amount * Math.ceil(maxJobDuration / 60)
+      CORE_LOGGER.logMessage(`Resource price ${resourcePrice}`)
+      const resourceCost = resourcePrice * request.amount * Math.ceil(maxJobDuration / 60)
+      CORE_LOGGER.logMessage(`Resource cost ${resourceCost}`)
+
+      cost += resourceCost
     }
     return cost
   }
diff --git a/src/components/core/compute/startCompute.ts b/src/components/core/compute/startCompute.ts
index 48aa56f49..13a5bf3fc 100644
--- a/src/components/core/compute/startCompute.ts
+++ b/src/components/core/compute/startCompute.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export class PaidComputeStartHandler extends CommandHandler {
     if (!task.queueMaxWaitTime) {
       task.queueMaxWaitTime = 0
     }
+
     const authValidationResponse = await this.validateTokenOrSignature(
       task.authorization,
       task.consumerAddress,
@@ -522,6 +523,7 @@ export class PaidComputeStartHandler extends CommandHandler {
       // job ID unicity
       const jobId = generateUniqueID(s)
       // let's calculate payment needed based on resources request and maxJobDuration
+      CORE_LOGGER.logMessage(`MaxJobDuration received ${task.maxJobDuration}`)
       const cost = engine.calculateResourcesCost(
         task.resources,
         env,
diff --git a/src/components/core/utils/escrow.ts b/src/components/core/utils/escrow.ts
index e336f63e1..88b5764bc 100644
--- a/src/components/core/utils/escrow.ts
+++ b/src/components/core/utils/escrow.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ export class Escrow {
   }
 
   getMinLockTime(maxJobDuration: number) {
+    console.log(
+      `maxJobDuration ${maxJobDuration} and claimDurationTimeout ${this.claimDurationTimeout}`
+    )
     return maxJobDuration + this.claimDurationTimeout
   }
 
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ export class Escrow {
     amount: number,
     expiry: BigNumberish
   ): Promise<string | null> {
+    console.log(`--> createLock expiry ${expiry}`)
     const jobId = create256Hash(job)
     const blockchain = this.getBlockchain(chain)
     const signer = await blockchain.getSigner()
@@ -157,6 +161,13 @@ export class Escrow {
     if (!contract) throw new Error(`Failed to initialize escrow contract`)
     const wei = await this.getPaymentAmountInWei(amount, chain, token)
     const userBalance = await this.getUserAvailableFunds(chain, payer, token)
+    console.log(`--> createLock userBalance ${userBalance}`)
+    console.log(`--> createLock userBalance ${BigInt(userBalance.toString())}`)
+    CORE_LOGGER.logMessage(
+      `User balance ${BigInt(userBalance.toString())} and payment amount in wei ${BigInt(wei)}`
+    )
+    console.log(`--> createLock wei ${wei}`)
+    console.log(`--> createLock wei ${BigInt(wei)}`)
     if (BigInt(userBalance.toString()) < BigInt(wei)) {
       // not enough funds
       throw new Error(`User ${payer} does not have enough funds`)
@@ -189,15 +200,26 @@ export class Escrow {
         } authorizations.`
       )
     }
+    console.log(
+      `--> createLock auths[0].currentLockedAmount ${auths[0].currentLockedAmount}`
+    )
+    console.log(`--> createLock auths[0].maxLockedAmount ${auths[0].maxLockedAmount}`)
+
+    console.log(
+      `--> createLock BigInt(auths[0].currentLockedAmount.toString()) + BigInt(wei) ${BigInt(auths[0].currentLockedAmount.toString()) + BigInt(wei)}`
+    )
     if (
       BigInt(auths[0].currentLockedAmount.toString()) + BigInt(wei) >
       BigInt(auths[0].maxLockedAmount.toString())
     ) {
       throw new Error(`No valid escrow auths found(will go over limit)`)
     }
+    console.log('--> Before maxLockSeconds check')
+
     if (BigInt(auths[0].maxLockSeconds.toString()) < BigInt(expiry)) {
       throw new Error(`No valid escrow auths found(maxLockSeconds too low)`)
     }
+    console.log('--> After maxLockSeconds check')
     if (
       BigInt(auths[0].currentLocks.toString()) + BigInt(1) >
       BigInt(auths[0].maxLockCounts.toString())
diff --git a/src/components/core/utils/nonceHandler.ts b/src/components/core/utils/nonceHandler.ts
index 9fdd86a98..19016f98a 100644
--- a/src/components/core/utils/nonceHandler.ts
+++ b/src/components/core/utils/nonceHandler.ts
@@ -205,15 +205,19 @@ async function validateNonceAndSignature(
   try {
     const addressFromHashSignature = ethers.verifyMessage(consumerMessage, signature)
     const addressFromBytesSignature = ethers.verifyMessage(messageHashBytes, signature)
+
     if (
       ethers.getAddress(addressFromHashSignature)?.toLowerCase() ===
         ethers.getAddress(consumer)?.toLowerCase() ||
       ethers.getAddress(addressFromBytesSignature)?.toLowerCase() ===
         ethers.getAddress(consumer)?.toLowerCase()
     ) {
+      CORE_LOGGER.logMessage('[DEBUG] ✅ EOA signature validation PASSED', true)
       return { valid: true }
     }
+    CORE_LOGGER.logMessage('[DEBUG] ❌ EOA signature validation FAILED', true)
   } catch (error) {
+    CORE_LOGGER.logMessage(`[DEBUG] EOA validation exception: ${error.message}`, true)
     // Continue to smart account check
   }