diff --git a/applications/minotari_node/log4rs_sample.yml b/applications/minotari_node/log4rs_sample.yml
index bb9b862b01..0fb98ea70b 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_node/log4rs_sample.yml
+++ b/applications/minotari_node/log4rs_sample.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ appenders:
     encoder:
       pattern: "{d(%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f)} [{t}] [Thread:{I}] {l:5} {m} // {f}:{L}{n}"
 
-
   # An appender named "base_layer" that writes to a file with a custom pattern encoder
   base_layer:
     kind: rolling_file
@@ -71,6 +70,23 @@ appenders:
     encoder:
       pattern: "{d(%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f)} [{t}] [{X(node-public-key)},{X(node-id)}] {l:5} {m} // {f}:{L}{n}"
 
+  # An appender named "base_layer" that writes to a file with a custom pattern encoder
+  grpc:
+    kind: rolling_file
+    path: "{{log_dir}}/log/base_node/grpc.log"
+    policy:
+      kind: compound
+      trigger:
+        kind: size
+        limit: 10mb
+      roller:
+        kind: fixed_window
+        base: 1
+        count: 5
+        pattern: "{{log_dir}}/log/base_node/grpc.{}.log"
+    encoder:
+      pattern: "{d(%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f)} {l:5} {m} // {f}:{L}{n}"
+
   # An appender named "other" that writes to a file with a custom pattern encoder
   other:
     kind: rolling_file
@@ -104,6 +120,11 @@ loggers:
       - other
     additive: false
 
+  minotari::base_node::grpc:
+    level: debug
+    appenders:
+      - grpc
+
   # Route log events sent to the "core" logger to the "base_layer" appender
   c:
     level: debug
diff --git a/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs b/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs
index 7133112dca..96fae8d189 100644
--- a/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs
+++ b/applications/minotari_node/src/grpc/base_node_grpc_server.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ impl tari_rpc::base_node_server::BaseNode for BaseNodeGrpcServer {
         let page_iter =
             NonOverlappingIntegerPairIter::new(start_height, end_height.saturating_add(1), GET_DIFFICULTY_PAGE_SIZE)
                 .map_err(|e| obscure_error_if_true(report_error_flag, Status::invalid_argument(e)))?;
+
+        debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Starting GetNetworkDifficulty request from {} to {}", start_height, end_height);
         task::spawn(async move {
             for (start, end) in page_iter {
                 // headers are returned by height
diff --git a/src/nodeenv b/src/nodeenv
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000..a6585e9a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nodeenv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit a6585e9a63e1601c4a37f3a1bb8fd0722dd6b51c