diff --git a/internal/browser/fetch.go b/internal/browser/fetch.go
index f04fae1..cebdb04 100644
--- a/internal/browser/fetch.go
+++ b/internal/browser/fetch.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package browser
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -55,10 +56,12 @@ func FetchViaChrome(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 	defer timeoutCancel()
 
 	// Navigate and wait for Cloudflare challenge to resolve.
-	// Poll the page content until we get valid JSON (not the challenge page).
+	log.Printf("chrome-fetch: navigating to %s (profile: %s)", url, profileDir)
 	if err := chromedp.Run(ctx, chromedp.Navigate(url)); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("chrome-fetch: navigate failed: %v", err)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("chromedp navigate: %w", err)
 	}
+	log.Printf("chrome-fetch: navigation complete, polling for JSON...")
 
 	// Poll for JSON response — Cloudflare challenge takes a few seconds to clear
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
@@ -82,15 +85,23 @@ func FetchViaChrome(url string) ([]byte, error) {
 			}
 			body = strings.TrimSpace(body)
 			if body == "" {
+				log.Printf("chrome-fetch: page body empty, waiting...")
 				continue
 			}
 			// Check if we got actual JSON (starts with [ or {), not a challenge page
 			if body[0] == '[' || body[0] == '{' {
+				log.Printf("chrome-fetch: got JSON response (%d bytes)", len(body))
 				// Also extract any fresh cookies for future plain HTTP attempts
 				_ = extractAndSaveCookies(ctx)
 				cancel() // graceful close, flushes cookies to profile
 				return []byte(body), nil
 			}
+			// Log a snippet of what we got (challenge page, login redirect, etc.)
+			snippet := body
+			if len(snippet) > 200 {
+				snippet = snippet[:200]
+			}
+			log.Printf("chrome-fetch: non-JSON body (%d bytes): %s", len(body), snippet)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/fetcher/fetcher.go b/internal/fetcher/fetcher.go
index b67125e..bdb26ed 100644
--- a/internal/fetcher/fetcher.go
+++ b/internal/fetcher/fetcher.go
@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ func fetchWithFallback(url, sessionKey string) ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 	if status == 403 {
 		// Likely a Cloudflare JS challenge — fall back to headless Chrome
-		log.Printf("HTTP 403 for %s, falling back to headless Chrome", url)
+		log.Printf("HTTP 403 for %s, falling back to Chrome", url)
 		chromeBody, chromeErr := browser.FetchViaChrome(url)
 		if chromeErr != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth_expired") // treat as auth failure if Chrome also fails
+			log.Printf("Chrome fallback failed: %v", chromeErr)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("auth_expired")
 		}
+		log.Printf("Chrome fallback succeeded (%d bytes)", len(chromeBody))
 		return chromeBody, nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %d", status)