diff --git a/app/Actions/Docker/GetContainersStatus.php b/app/Actions/Docker/GetContainersStatus.php
index 72ece0562..5be73f278 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Docker/GetContainersStatus.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Docker/GetContainersStatus.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Lorisleiva\Actions\Concerns\AsAction;
 
 class GetContainersStatus
@@ -342,9 +343,26 @@ public function handle(Server $server, ?Collection $containers = null, ?Collecti
 
             if ($recentlyRestarted) {
                 // Keep it as degraded if it was recently in a crash loop
+                Log::debug('[STATUS-DEBUG] Recently restarted - keeping degraded', [
+                    'source' => 'GetContainersStatus (not running)',
+                    'app_id' => $application->id,
+                    'app_name' => $application->name,
+                    'old_status' => $application->status,
+                    'new_status' => 'degraded (unhealthy)',
+                    'restart_count' => $application->restart_count,
+                    'last_restart_at' => $application->last_restart_at,
+                ]);
                 $application->update(['status' => 'degraded (unhealthy)']);
             } else {
                 // Reset restart count when application exits completely
+                Log::debug('[STATUS-DEBUG] Application not running', [
+                    'source' => 'GetContainersStatus (not running)',
+                    'app_id' => $application->id,
+                    'app_name' => $application->name,
+                    'old_status' => $application->status,
+                    'new_status' => 'exited',
+                    'containers_exist' => ! $this->containers->isEmpty(),
+                ]);
                 $application->update([
                     'status' => 'exited',
                     'restart_count' => 0,
@@ -437,6 +455,15 @@ public function handle(Server $server, ?Collection $containers = null, ?Collecti
                     if ($aggregatedStatus) {
                         $statusFromDb = $application->status;
                         if ($statusFromDb !== $aggregatedStatus) {
+                            Log::debug('[STATUS-DEBUG] SSH status change', [
+                                'source' => 'GetContainersStatus',
+                                'app_id' => $application->id,
+                                'app_name' => $application->name,
+                                'old_status' => $statusFromDb,
+                                'new_status' => $aggregatedStatus,
+                                'container_statuses' => $containerStatuses->toArray(),
+                                'max_restart_count' => $maxRestartCount,
+                            ]);
                             $application->update(['status' => $aggregatedStatus]);
                         } else {
                             $application->update(['last_online_at' => now()]);
diff --git a/app/Jobs/PushServerUpdateJob.php b/app/Jobs/PushServerUpdateJob.php
index 32baf3f07..8b3f56e14 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/PushServerUpdateJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/PushServerUpdateJob.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Queue\Middleware\WithoutOverlapping;
 use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Laravel\Horizon\Contracts\Silenced;
 
 class PushServerUpdateJob implements ShouldBeEncrypted, ShouldQueue, Silenced
@@ -299,6 +300,19 @@ private function aggregateMultiContainerStatuses()
 
             // Update application status with aggregated result
             if ($aggregatedStatus && $application->status !== $aggregatedStatus) {
+                Log::debug('[STATUS-DEBUG] Sentinel status change', [
+                    'source' => 'PushServerUpdateJob',
+                    'app_id' => $application->id,
+                    'app_name' => $application->name,
+                    'old_status' => $application->status,
+                    'new_status' => $aggregatedStatus,
+                    'container_statuses' => $relevantStatuses->toArray(),
+                    'flags' => [
+                        'hasRunning' => $hasRunning,
+                        'hasUnhealthy' => $hasUnhealthy,
+                        'hasUnknown' => $hasUnknown,
+                    ],
+                ]);
                 $application->status = $aggregatedStatus;
                 $application->save();
             }
diff --git a/app/Models/Application.php b/app/Models/Application.php
index c2ba6e773..4669c5008 100644
--- a/app/Models/Application.php
+++ b/app/Models/Application.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use OpenApi\Attributes as OA;
@@ -702,6 +703,13 @@ public function status(): Attribute
                     } else {
                         $status = $value;
                         $health = 'unhealthy';
+                        Log::debug('[STATUS-DEBUG] Status set without health - defaulting to unhealthy', [
+                            'source' => 'Application model accessor',
+                            'app_id' => $this->id,
+                            'app_name' => $this->name,
+                            'raw_value' => $value,
+                            'result' => "$status:$health",
+                        ]);
                     }
 
                     return "$status:$health";
@@ -715,6 +723,13 @@ public function status(): Attribute
                     } else {
                         $status = $value;
                         $health = 'unhealthy';
+                        Log::debug('[STATUS-DEBUG] Status set without health (multi-server) - defaulting to unhealthy', [
+                            'source' => 'Application model accessor',
+                            'app_id' => $this->id,
+                            'app_name' => $this->name,
+                            'raw_value' => $value,
+                            'result' => "$status:$health",
+                        ]);
                     }
 
                     return "$status:$health";