diff --git a/src/api/server/send.rs b/src/api/server/send.rs
index e7e4e9fd..9c5bfd2b 100644
--- a/src/api/server/send.rs
+++ b/src/api/server/send.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use axum_client_ip::InsecureClientIp;
 use conduwuit::{
 	Err, Error, Result, debug,
 	debug::INFO_SPAN_LEVEL,
-	debug_warn, err, error, info,
+	debug_warn, err, error,
 	result::LogErr,
 	trace,
 	utils::{
@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ pub(crate) async fn send_transaction_message_route(
 	}
 
 	let txn_start_time = Instant::now();
-	info!(
+	trace!(
 		pdus = body.pdus.len(),
 		edus = body.edus.len(),
+		elapsed = ?txn_start_time.elapsed(),
 		id = ?body.transaction_id,
-		"Processing transaction",
+		origin =?body.origin(),
+		"Starting txn",
 	);
 
 	let pdus = body
@@ -102,21 +104,14 @@ pub(crate) async fn send_transaction_message_route(
 		.filter_map(Result::ok)
 		.stream();
 
-	info!(
-		pdus = body.pdus.len(),
-		edus = body.edus.len(),
-		elapsed = ?txn_start_time.elapsed(),
-		id = ?body.transaction_id,
-		"Validated transaction",
-	);
-
 	let results = handle(&services, &client, body.origin(), txn_start_time, pdus, edus).await?;
 
-	info!(
+	debug!(
 		pdus = body.pdus.len(),
 		edus = body.edus.len(),
 		elapsed = ?txn_start_time.elapsed(),
 		id = ?body.transaction_id,
+		origin =?body.origin(),
 		"Finished txn",
 	);
 	for (id, result) in &results {
@@ -143,10 +138,6 @@ async fn handle(
 	pdus: impl Stream<Item = Pdu> + Send,
 	edus: impl Stream<Item = Edu> + Send,
 ) -> Result<ResolvedMap> {
-	edus.for_each_concurrent(automatic_width(), |edu| handle_edu(services, client, origin, edu))
-		.boxed()
-		.await;
-
 	// group pdus by room
 	let pdus = pdus
 		.collect()
@@ -163,8 +154,7 @@ async fn handle(
 		.into_iter()
 		.try_stream()
 		.broad_and_then(|(room_id, pdus): (_, Vec<_>)| {
-			let count = pdus.len();
-			handle_room(services, client, origin, started, room_id, pdus.into_iter(), count)
+			handle_room(services, client, origin, started, room_id, pdus.into_iter())
 				.map_ok(Vec::into_iter)
 				.map_ok(IterStream::try_stream)
 		})
@@ -173,6 +163,11 @@ async fn handle(
 		.boxed()
 		.await?;
 
+	// evaluate edus after pdus, at least for now.
+	edus.for_each_concurrent(automatic_width(), |edu| handle_edu(services, client, origin, edu))
+		.boxed()
+		.await;
+
 	Ok(results)
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +178,6 @@ async fn handle_room(
 	txn_start_time: Instant,
 	room_id: OwnedRoomId,
 	pdus: impl Iterator<Item = Pdu> + Send,
-	count: usize,
 ) -> Result<Vec<(OwnedEventId, Result)>> {
 	let _room_lock = services
 		.rooms
@@ -193,20 +187,10 @@ async fn handle_room(
 		.await;
 
 	let room_id = &room_id;
-	let mut n = 0;
 	pdus.try_stream()
 		.and_then(|(_, event_id, value)| async move {
 			services.server.check_running()?;
 			let pdu_start_time = Instant::now();
-			info!(
-				%room_id,
-				%event_id,
-				pdu = n + 1,
-				total = count,
-				pdu_elapsed = ?pdu_start_time.elapsed(),
-				txn_elapsed = ?txn_start_time.elapsed(),
-				"Handling PDU",
-			);
 			let result = services
 				.rooms
 				.event_handler
@@ -214,16 +198,11 @@ async fn handle_room(
 				.await
 				.map(|_| ());
 
-			info!(
-				%room_id,
-				%event_id,
-				pdu = n + 1,
-				total = count,
+			debug!(
 				pdu_elapsed = ?pdu_start_time.elapsed(),
 				txn_elapsed = ?txn_start_time.elapsed(),
-				"Finished handling PDU {event_id}",
+				"Finished PDU {event_id}",
 			);
-			n += 1;
 
 			Ok((event_id, result))
 		})