diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index d26302f4f..050bf1ae1 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -2313,12 +2313,30 @@ class Account(
         targetLeafIndex: Int,
         groupRelays: Set<NormalizedRelayUrl>,
     ) {
-        val manager = marmotManager ?: return
-        if (!isWriteable()) return
+        Log.d("MarmotDbg") {
+            "removeMarmotGroupMember: group=${nostrGroupId.take(8)}… targetLeafIndex=$targetLeafIndex " +
+                "groupRelays=${groupRelays.size}"
+        }
+        val manager =
+            marmotManager ?: run {
+                Log.w("MarmotDbg") { "removeMarmotGroupMember: marmotManager is NULL — no-op" }
+                return
+            }
+        if (!isWriteable()) {
+            Log.w("MarmotDbg") { "removeMarmotGroupMember: account is not writeable — no-op" }
+            return
+        }
 
         val outbound = manager.removeMember(nostrGroupId, targetLeafIndex)
+        Log.d("MarmotDbg") {
+            "removeMarmotGroupMember: built commit kind=${outbound.signedEvent.kind} id=${outbound.signedEvent.id.take(8)}…"
+        }
         val chatroom = marmotGroupList.getOrCreateGroup(nostrGroupId)
         manager.syncMetadataTo(nostrGroupId, chatroom)
+        Log.d("MarmotDbg") {
+            "removeMarmotGroupMember: publishing commit id=${outbound.signedEvent.id.take(8)}… " +
+                "to ${groupRelays.size} relay(s): ${groupRelays.map { it.url }}"
+        }
         client.publish(outbound.signedEvent, groupRelays)
     }
 
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/marmot/MarmotManager.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/marmot/MarmotManager.kt
index d8a509ab8..06a132c53 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/marmot/MarmotManager.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/marmot/MarmotManager.kt
@@ -566,9 +566,14 @@ class MarmotManager(
             chatroom.adminPubkeys.value = metadata.adminPubkeys
             chatroom.relays.value = metadata.relays
         }
+        val previousCount = chatroom.members.value.size
         val members = memberPubkeys(nostrGroupId)
         chatroom.members.value = members
         chatroom.memberCount.value = members.size
+        Log.d("MarmotDbg") {
+            "syncMetadataTo: group=${nostrGroupId.take(8)}… members $previousCount→${members.size} " +
+                "(leafs=${members.map { it.leafIndex }})"
+        }
     }
 }