diff --git a/minimateplus/client.py b/minimateplus/client.py
index bcae5de..a6e3d22 100644
--- a/minimateplus/client.py
+++ b/minimateplus/client.py
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ def _decode_event_count(data: bytes) -> int:
         log.warning("event index payload too short (%d bytes), assuming 0 events", len(data))
         return 0
 
+    # Log the raw bytes so we can verify this decode against known event counts
+    log.warning(
+        "event_index raw (first 16 bytes): %s",
+        " ".join(f"{b:02x}" for b in data[:16]),
+    )
+
     # Try the uint32 at +3 first
     count = struct.unpack_from(">I", data, 3)[0]
 
@@ -485,6 +491,7 @@ def _decode_event_count(data: bytes) -> int:
         )
         return 0
 
+    log.warning("event_index decoded count=%d (uint32 BE at offset +3)", count)
     return count