diff --git a/src/index.mjs b/src/index.mjs
index 7cecb45..2658b49 100644
--- a/src/index.mjs
+++ b/src/index.mjs
@@ -41,19 +41,30 @@ async function ghActionBot() {
       // keep track of comments that have been processed
       history.add(comment);
 
+      logger.debug(`PROCESS COMMENT ON #${comment.number}`);
+
       const pull = await getPull(repo, comment.number);
 
+      // filter out any closed pulls
       if (pull.state !== 'open') {
-        logger.debug(`SKIP #${pull.number}: state is ${pull.state}`);
-        return false; // filter out any closed pulls
+        logger.debug(`SKIP PULL #${pull.number}: state is ${pull.state}`);
+        return false;
       }
+
+      // filter on owner
       if (PULL_AUTHOR_FILTER && pull.owner !== PULL_AUTHOR_FILTER) {
-        logger.debug(`SKIP #${pull.number}: author is ${pull.owner}`);
-        return false; // filter on owner
+        logger.debug(`SKIP PULL #${pull.number}: author is ${pull.owner}`);
+        return false;
       }
+
+      // filter on label
       if (PULL_LABEL_FILTER && !pull.labels.includes(PULL_LABEL_FILTER)) {
-        logger.debug(`SKIP #${pull.number}: labels are ${pull.labels.join(',')}`);
-        return false; // filter on label
+        logger.debug(
+          `SKIP PULL #${
+            pull.number
+          }: labels missing '${PULL_LABEL_FILTER}', found ${pull.labels.join(',')}`
+        );
+        return false;
       }
 
       return { comment, pull };
@@ -64,20 +75,18 @@ async function ghActionBot() {
     pulls.map(async ({ pull, comment }) => {
       const commit = await getCommits(repo, pull.number, true);
       const buildStatus = await getCommitStatus(repo, commit.sha);
+
       // do nothing if the build has not started, or is pending or successful
       if (!buildStatus || buildStatus.state === 'pending' || buildStatus.state === 'success') {
-        logger.debug(`SKIP #${pull.number}: build status is ${buildStatus.state}`);
+        logger.debug(`SKIP PULL #${pull.number}: build status is ${buildStatus.state}`);
         return false;
       }
+
       return { comment, pull, commit, buildStatus };
     })
   )).filter(Boolean);
 
-  if (records.length) {
-    logger.log(`Found ${records.length} outstanding failures`);
-  } else {
-    logger.debug(`Found ${records.length} outstanding failures`);
-  }
+  logger.log(`${records.length ? `Found ${records.length}` : `≧(´▽｀)≦ No`} outstanding failures`);
 
   await Promise.all(
     records.map(record =>
diff --git a/src/lib/get_comments.mjs b/src/lib/get_comments.mjs
index 7199d79..c08ec01 100644
--- a/src/lib/get_comments.mjs
+++ b/src/lib/get_comments.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import logger from './logger.mjs';
 
+function truncate(str, len = 26) {
+  if (str.length <= len) return str;
+  return `${str.slice(0, len)}...`;
+}
+
 export default async function getEvents(repo, { body, actor } = {}) {
   const events = await repo.events.fetch();
 
@@ -32,14 +37,12 @@ export default async function getEvents(repo, { body, actor } = {}) {
             `SKIP EVENT ${isComment ? `#${comment.payload.issue.number}` : comment.id}: ${
               comment.type
             } ${comment.payload.action} by ${comment.actor.login}`,
-            isComment && !bodyMatch && `(${comment.payload.comment.body.slice(0, 30)})`
+            isComment && !bodyMatch && `(${truncate(comment.payload.comment.body)})`
           );
         }
         return false;
       }
 
-      logger.debug(`PROCESS #${comment.payload.issue.number}`);
-
       return {
         id: comment.id,
         number: comment.payload.issue.number,