diff --git a/source/scripts/init/service.d/lan_handler.sh b/source/scripts/init/service.d/lan_handler.sh
index e0350d23..7e8bffc9 100755
--- a/source/scripts/init/service.d/lan_handler.sh
+++ b/source/scripts/init/service.d/lan_handler.sh
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ case "$1" in
       fi
       ;;
    ipv4_*-status)
+   echo_t "LAN HANDLER : Received $1 event with status $2"
         if [ x"up" = x${2} ]; then
+            echo_t "LAN HANDLER : Handling LAN up event for instance ${1}"
             INST=${1#*_}
             INST=${INST%-*}
             RG_MODE=`syscfg get last_erouter_mode`
@@ -184,12 +186,14 @@ case "$1" in
 
 
     if [ xbrlan0 = x${LAN_IFNAME} ]; then
+        echo_t "LAN HANDLER : Handling LAN up event for brlan0, configuring IPv6 address if needed"
         SYSEVT_lan_ipaddr_v6_prev=`sysevent get lan_ipaddr_v6_prev`
 
         if [ "1" = "$(sysevent get ula_ipv6_enabled)" ] && [ "1" != "$(syscfg get Device_Mode)" ]; then
             SYSEVT_lan_ipaddr_v6=$(sysevent get ipv6_prefix_ula | cut -d "/" -f 1)
             SYSEVT_lan_ipaddr_v6=${SYSEVT_lan_ipaddr_v6}1
         else
+            echo_t "LAN HANDLER : Using global IPv6 address for LAN"
             SYSEVT_lan_ipaddr_v6=`sysevent get lan_ipaddr_v6`
         fi
         SYSEVT_lan_prefix_v6=`sysevent get lan_prefix_v6`
@@ -255,6 +259,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	elif [ x"ready" != x`sysevent get start-misc` ] && ( [ "$MANUFACTURE" = "Technicolor" ] || [ "$MANUFACTURE" = "Sercomm" ] ) ; then
                #TCH XBx/TCCBR based startup post.d scripts which includes Firewall restart and dhcp start.
                sysevent set lan-status started
+               echo_t "LAN HANDLER : lan status set to started"
                firewall
                if [ ! -f "$POSTD_START_FILE" ];
                 then
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	   else
 		echo_t "LAN HANDLER : Triggering DHCP server using LAN status"
                 sysevent set lan-status started
+                echo_t "LAN HANDLER : lan status set to started"
 		echo_t "LAN HANDLER : Triggering RDKB_FIREWALL_RESTART"
 		t2CountNotify "RF_INFO_RDKB_FIREWALL_RESTART"
                 sysevent set firewall-restart
@@ -314,6 +320,8 @@ case "$1" in
         sysevent set firewall-restart
 	if [ -e "/usr/bin/print_uptime" ]; then
 	    /usr/bin/print_uptime "Laninit_complete"
+        echo_t "LAN HANDLER : Laninit_complete uptime: $(cut -d. -f1 /proc/uptime)"
+        echo_t "LAN HANDLER : Checking lan-status after lan init complete, lan-status = $(sysevent get lan-status)"
 	fi
 
         uptime=$(cut -d. -f1 /proc/uptime)
@@ -344,7 +352,7 @@ case "$1" in
    pnm-status | bring-lan)
 	if [ -e "/usr/bin/print_uptime" ]; then
             /usr/bin/print_uptime "Lan_init_start"
-        fi
+    fi
         uptime=$(cut -d. -f1 /proc/uptime)
 	if [ -e "/usr/bin/onboarding_log" ]; then
 	    /usr/bin/onboarding_log "Lan_init_start:$uptime"
@@ -354,7 +362,6 @@ case "$1" in
 	if [ -z "$INST" ]
 	    then
 		echo_t "THE INSTANT=$INST"
-		echo_t "THE INSTANT=$INST"
         #(use a simpler test than this -- but Hacky, since it assumes everything we want is not XB3!!)if [ "$BOX_TYPE" = "TCCBR" ] || [ "$BOX_TYPE" = "XB6" -a "$MANUFACTURE" = "Technicolor" ] || [ "$BOX_TYPE" = "XB7" -a "$MANUFACTURE" = "Technicolor" ] ; then
 	if ( [ "$BOX_TYPE" != "XB3" ] && ( [ "$MANUFACTURE" = "Technicolor" ] || [ "$MANUFACTURE" = "Sercomm" ] ) )  || [ "$BOX_TYPE" = "rpi" ] || [ "$BOX_TYPE" = "bpi" ]; then
                 	COUNTER=1
@@ -371,7 +378,7 @@ case "$1" in
 				echo_t "THE COUNTER =$COUNTER"
 			done
 		else
-			echo_t "RDKB_SYSTEM_BOOT_UP_LOG : INST rerurned null, retrying"
+			echo_t "RDKB_SYSTEM_BOOT_UP_LOG : INST returned null, retrying"
 			INST=`psmcli get dmsb.MultiLAN.PrimaryLAN_l3net`
 		fi
 
diff --git a/source/service_dhcp/lan_handler.c b/source/service_dhcp/lan_handler.c
index 875f55b0..c5bcb1fa 100644
--- a/source/service_dhcp/lan_handler.c
+++ b/source/service_dhcp/lan_handler.c
@@ -409,6 +409,10 @@ void bring_lan_up()
                         sysevent_set(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "homesecurity_lan_l3net", l_cHomeSecurity_L3net, 0);
 #endif
 		}
+        else
+		{
+			fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER FAILURE : PrimaryLAN_l3net is empty after all PSM retries, LAN start cannot proceed\n");
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -450,6 +454,9 @@ void ipv4_status(int l3_inst, char *status)
     sysevent_get(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "primary_lan_l3net",
                      primary_l3net, sizeof(primary_l3net));
 
+    fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER DEBUG: ipv4_status entry - l3_inst=%d, status=%s, primary_lan_l3net=%s, is_primary=%d\n",
+            l3_inst, status, primary_l3net, (l3_inst == atoi(primary_l3net)));
+
 #if defined  (WAN_FAILOVER_SUPPORTED) || defined(RDKB_EXTENDER_ENABLED)
     int devMode=0, ulaEnable=0;
     char buf[128] = {0};
@@ -611,13 +618,14 @@ void ipv4_status(int l3_inst, char *status)
 		char l_cParcon_Nfq_Status[16] = {0};
 		sysevent_get(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "parcon_nfq_status",
                      l_cParcon_Nfq_Status, sizeof(l_cParcon_Nfq_Status));
-
+        fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER DEBUG: Decision inputs - last_erouter_mode=%s, start_misc=%s, current_wan_ipaddr=%s, parcon_nfq=%s\n",
+				l_cLast_Erouter_Mode, l_cStart_Misc, l_cCurrentWan_IpAddr, l_cParcon_Nfq_Status);
 
 		if ((!strncmp(l_cLast_Erouter_Mode, "2", 1)) && (strncmp(l_cStart_Misc, "ready", 5))) 
 		{
             		if ( l3_inst == atoi(primary_l3net))
             		{
-                		fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER : Triggering DHCP server using LAN status based on RG_MODE:2");
+                		fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER : Setting LAN start (Branch1-RG_MODE2) and Triggering DHCP server using LAN status based on RG_MODE:2\n");
                 		sysevent_set(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "lan-status", "started", 0);
             		}
             		system("firewall");
@@ -635,7 +643,7 @@ void ipv4_status(int l3_inst, char *status)
 
             		if ( l3_inst == atoi(primary_l3net))
             		{
-                		fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER : Triggering DHCP server using LAN status based on start misc\n");
+                		fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER : Starting LAN (primary l3net) and Triggering DHCP server using LAN status based on start misc\n");
                 		sysevent_set(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "lan-status", "started", 0);
             		}
 			if (strncmp(l_cParcon_Nfq_Status, "started", 7))
@@ -690,9 +698,11 @@ void ipv4_status(int l3_inst, char *status)
             }
         else
 	{
+            fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER DEBUG: Entered ELSE/fallback branch - erouter_mode=%s, start_misc=%s, wan_ip=%s\n",
+					l_cLast_Erouter_Mode, l_cStart_Misc, l_cCurrentWan_IpAddr);
             if ( l3_inst == atoi(primary_l3net))
             {
-                fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER : Triggering DHCP server using LAN status\n");
+                fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER : setting lan-status=started, Triggering DHCP server using LAN status\n");
                 sysevent_set(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "lan-status", "started", 0);
             }
 			fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER : Triggering RDKB_FIREWALL_RESTART\n");
@@ -704,8 +714,8 @@ void ipv4_status(int l3_inst, char *status)
 //        system("firewall_nfq_handler.sh &");
     	sysinfo(&l_sSysInfo);
 		snprintf(l_cLan_Uptime, sizeof(l_cLan_Uptime), "%ld", l_sSysInfo.uptime);
-		sysevent_set(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "lan_start_time", l_cLan_Uptime, 0);	
-          
+		sysevent_set(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "lan_start_time", l_cLan_Uptime, 0);
+        fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER DEBUG: lan_start_time=%s, l3_inst=%d, setting ipv4_%d_status_configured\n", l_cLan_Uptime, l3_inst, l3_inst);
 		if (4 == l3_inst)
 		{  
 			sysevent_set(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "ipv4_4_status_configured", "1", 0);
@@ -745,6 +755,7 @@ void ipv4_status(int l3_inst, char *status)
 	}	
     else
 	{
+        fprintf(g_fArmConsoleLog, "LAN HANDLER DEBUG: ipv4_status - status is NOT 'up' (status=%s), l3_inst=%d\n", status, l3_inst);
         if ( l3_inst == atoi(primary_l3net))
         {
             sysevent_get(g_iSyseventfd, g_tSysevent_token, "lan-status",
diff --git a/source/service_routed/service_routed.c b/source/service_routed/service_routed.c
index 79ee13ac..9873793b 100644
--- a/source/service_routed/service_routed.c
+++ b/source/service_routed/service_routed.c
@@ -2075,6 +2075,7 @@ STATIC void checkIfModeIsSwitched(int sefd, token_t setok)
 #endif 
 STATIC int radv_start(struct serv_routed *sr)
 {
+    fprintf(logfptr, "%s: Entering\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
 #ifdef RDKB_EXTENDER_ENABLED
     int deviceMode = GetDeviceNetworkMode();
@@ -2114,6 +2115,7 @@ STATIC int radv_start(struct serv_routed *sr)
     char aBridgeMode[8];
     syscfg_get(NULL, "bridge_mode", aBridgeMode, sizeof(aBridgeMode));
 
+    fprintf(logfptr, "%s: bridge_mode %s and LAN ready = %d\n", __FUNCTION__, aBridgeMode, sr->lan_ready);
     if ((!strcmp(aBridgeMode, "0")) && (!sr->lan_ready)) {
         fprintf(logfptr, "%s: LAN is not ready !\n", __FUNCTION__);
         return -1;
@@ -2177,6 +2179,7 @@ STATIC int radv_start(struct serv_routed *sr)
     printf("DHCPv6 is %s. Starting zebra Process\n", (bEnabled?"Enabled":"Disabled"));
 #else
     v_secure_system("zebra -d -f %s -P 0 2> /tmp/.zedra_error", ZEBRA_CONF_FILE);
+    fprintf(logfptr, "%s: zebra started\n", __FUNCTION__);
 #endif
 
     return 0;
@@ -2411,11 +2414,17 @@ STATIC int serv_routed_init(struct serv_routed *sr)
 
     sysevent_get(sr->sefd, sr->setok, "wan-status", wan_st, sizeof(wan_st));
     if (strcmp(wan_st, "started") == 0)
+    {
         sr->wan_ready = true;
+        fprintf(logfptr, "%s: WAN is ready and value = %d\n", __FUNCTION__, sr->wan_ready);
+    }
     
     sysevent_get(sr->sefd, sr->setok, "lan-status", lan_st, sizeof(lan_st));
     if (strcmp(lan_st, "started") == 0)
+    {
         sr->lan_ready = true;
+        fprintf(logfptr, "%s: LAN is ready and value = %d\n", __FUNCTION__, sr->lan_ready);
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }