diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
index 188e9d2e..4abbf4cf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 package com.bitchat.android.mesh
 
 import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         try {
             val fromNick = incomingPeer?.let { nicknameResolver?.invoke(it) }
             val toNick = toPeer?.let { nicknameResolver?.invoke(it) }
+            val isRelay = (incomingAddr != null || incomingPeer != null)
             
             com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().logPacketRelayDetailed(
                 packetType = typeName,
@@ -81,7 +83,8 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
                 toPeerID = toPeer,
                 toNickname = toNick,
                 toDeviceAddress = toDeviceAddress,
-                ttl = ttl
+                ttl = ttl,
+                isRelay = isRelay
             )
         } catch (_: Exception) { 
             // Silently ignore debug logging failures
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/debug/DebugSettingsManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/debug/DebugSettingsManager.kt
index 9095d765..6e37286f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/debug/DebugSettingsManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/debug/DebugSettingsManager.kt
@@ -257,11 +257,10 @@ class DebugSettingsManager private constructor() {
             val who = if (!senderNickname.isNullOrBlank()) "$senderNickname ($senderPeerID)" else senderPeerID
             val routeInfo = if (!viaDeviceId.isNullOrBlank()) " via $viaDeviceId" else " (direct)"
             addDebugMessage(DebugMessage.PacketEvent(
-                "📥 Received $messageType from $who$routeInfo"
+                "📦 Received $messageType from $who$routeInfo"
             ))
         }
     }
-    
     fun logPacketRelay(
         packetType: String,
         originalPeerID: String,
@@ -279,9 +278,11 @@ class DebugSettingsManager private constructor() {
             toPeerID = null,
             toNickname = null,
             toDeviceAddress = null,
-            ttl = null
+            ttl = null,
+            isRelay = true
         )
     }
+    
 
     // New, more detailed relay logger used by the mesh/broadcaster
     fun logPacketRelayDetailed(
@@ -294,7 +295,8 @@ class DebugSettingsManager private constructor() {
         toPeerID: String?,
         toNickname: String?,
         toDeviceAddress: String?,
-        ttl: UByte?
+        ttl: UByte?,
+        isRelay: Boolean = true
     ) {
         // Build message only if verbose logging is enabled, but always update stats
         val senderLabel = when {
@@ -319,16 +321,26 @@ class DebugSettingsManager private constructor() {
         val ttlStr = ttl?.toString() ?: "?"
 
         if (verboseLoggingEnabled.value) {
-            addDebugMessage(
-                DebugMessage.RelayEvent(
-                    "♻️ Relayed $packetType by $senderLabel from $fromName (${fromPeerID ?: "?"}, $fromAddr) to $toName (${toPeerID ?: "?"}, $toAddr) with TTL $ttlStr"
+            if (isRelay) {
+                addDebugMessage(
+                    DebugMessage.RelayEvent(
+                        "♻️ Relayed $packetType by $senderLabel from $fromName (${fromPeerID ?: "?"}, $fromAddr) to $toName (${toPeerID ?: "?"}, $toAddr) with TTL $ttlStr"
+                    )
                 )
-            )
+            } else {
+                addDebugMessage(
+                    DebugMessage.PacketEvent(
+                        "📤 Sent $packetType by $senderLabel to $toName (${toPeerID ?: "?"}, $toAddr) with TTL $ttlStr"
+                    )
+                )
+            }
         }
 
-        // Update rolling statistics
-        relayTimestamps.offer(System.currentTimeMillis())
-        updateRelayStatsFromTimestamps()
+        // Update rolling statistics only for relays
+        if (isRelay) {
+            relayTimestamps.offer(System.currentTimeMillis())
+            updateRelayStatsFromTimestamps()
+        }
     }
     
     // MARK: - Clear Data