diff --git a/bridge/aria_bridge.py b/bridge/aria_bridge.py
index 2a40927..4d5d4f0 100644
--- a/bridge/aria_bridge.py
+++ b/bridge/aria_bridge.py
@@ -1449,13 +1449,16 @@ class ARIABridge:
         self._pending_stt[request_id] = future
 
         try:
+            model = getattr(self.stt_engine, "model_size", "small")
+            logger.info("[rvs] stt_request → whisper-bridge (id=%s, model=%s, %dKB)",
+                        request_id[:8], model, len(audio_b64) // 1365)
             await self._send_to_rvs({
                 "type": "stt_request",
                 "payload": {
                     "requestId": request_id,
                     "audio": audio_b64,
                     "mimeType": mime_type,
-                    "model": getattr(self.stt_engine, "model_size", "small"),
+                    "model": model,
                     "language": getattr(self.stt_engine, "language", "de"),
                 },
                 "timestamp": int(loop.time() * 1000),
diff --git a/xtts/whisper/bridge.py b/xtts/whisper/bridge.py
index aa23f6c..69128b1 100644
--- a/xtts/whisper/bridge.py
+++ b/xtts/whisper/bridge.py
@@ -214,13 +214,20 @@ async def run_loop(runner: WhisperRunner) -> None:
                     payload = msg.get("payload", {}) or {}
 
                     if mtype == "stt_request":
+                        req_id = payload.get("requestId", "?")
+                        audio_len = len(payload.get("audio", ""))
+                        logger.info("stt_request empfangen (id=%s, %dKB Audio)",
+                                    req_id[:8] if req_id != "?" else "?", audio_len // 1365)
                         asyncio.create_task(handle_stt_request(ws, payload, runner))
                     elif mtype == "config":
                         new_model = payload.get("whisperModel")
                         if new_model and new_model != runner.model_size:
                             logger.info("Config-Broadcast: Whisper-Modell → %s", new_model)
                             asyncio.create_task(runner.ensure_loaded(new_model))
-                    # andere Types (chat, heartbeat, ...) einfach ignorieren
+                    else:
+                        # Alle anderen Nachrichten debug-loggen — hilft beim Diagnostizieren,
+                        # ob stt_request ueberhaupt durch den RVS kommt
+                        logger.debug("Unbeachteter Type: %s", mtype)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning("Verbindung verloren: %s", e)
             if use_tls and RVS_TLS_FALLBACK and not tls_fallback_tried: