diff --git a/node/network/collator-protocol/src/validator_side/mod.rs b/node/network/collator-protocol/src/validator_side/mod.rs
index 997ad62a9804..bcf7da1f4ea4 100644
--- a/node/network/collator-protocol/src/validator_side/mod.rs
+++ b/node/network/collator-protocol/src/validator_side/mod.rs
@@ -647,16 +647,15 @@ async fn fetch_collation(
 
 	let PendingCollation { relay_parent, para_id, peer_id, .. } = pc;
 
-	let timeout = |collator_id, relay_parent| async move {
-		Delay::new(MAX_UNSHARED_DOWNLOAD_TIME).await;
-		(collator_id, relay_parent)
-	};
-	state
-		.collation_fetch_timeouts
-		.push(timeout(id.clone(), relay_parent.clone()).boxed());
-
 	if let Some(peer_data) = state.peer_data.get(&peer_id) {
 		if peer_data.has_advertised(&relay_parent) {
+			let timeout = |collator_id, relay_parent| async move {
+				Delay::new(MAX_UNSHARED_DOWNLOAD_TIME).await;
+				(collator_id, relay_parent)
+			};
+			state
+				.collation_fetch_timeouts
+				.push(timeout(id.clone(), relay_parent.clone()).boxed());
 			request_collation(sender, state, relay_parent, para_id, peer_id, tx).await;
 		} else {
 			gum::debug!(
@@ -932,7 +931,7 @@ async fn process_incoming_peer_message<Context>(
 
 					match collations.status {
 						CollationStatus::Fetching | CollationStatus::WaitingOnValidation => {
-							gum::trace!(
+							gum::debug!(
 								target: LOG_TARGET,
 								peer_id = ?origin,
 								%para_id,
@@ -1062,11 +1061,26 @@ async fn handle_network_msg<Context>(
 
 	match bridge_message {
 		PeerConnected(peer_id, _role, _version, _) => {
+			gum::debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, ?peer_id, "Peer connected");
 			state.peer_data.entry(peer_id).or_default();
 			state.metrics.note_collator_peer_count(state.peer_data.len());
 		},
 		PeerDisconnected(peer_id) => {
-			state.peer_data.remove(&peer_id);
+			if let Some(peer_data) = state.peer_data.remove(&peer_id) {
+				match peer_data.state {
+					PeerState::Collating(state) => gum::debug!(
+						target: LOG_TARGET,
+						?peer_id,
+						"Peer disconnected while being declared, para_id = {}",
+						state.para_id
+					),
+					PeerState::Connected(_) => gum::debug!(
+						target: LOG_TARGET,
+						?peer_id,
+						"Peer disconnected without declaring",
+					),
+				}
+			}
 			state.metrics.note_collator_peer_count(state.peer_data.len());
 		},
 		NewGossipTopology { .. } => {
@@ -1380,7 +1394,7 @@ async fn disconnect_inactive_peers(
 ) {
 	for (peer, peer_data) in peers {
 		if peer_data.is_inactive(&eviction_policy) {
-			gum::trace!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Disconnecting inactive peer");
+			gum::warn!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Disconnecting inactive peer");
 			disconnect_peer(sender, peer.clone()).await;
 		}
 	}