diff --git a/crates/task-impls/src/view_sync.rs b/crates/task-impls/src/view_sync.rs
index 8d50a40df3..d31e9b6219 100644
--- a/crates/task-impls/src/view_sync.rs
+++ b/crates/task-impls/src/view_sync.rs
@@ -484,11 +484,12 @@ impl<
                     self.num_timeouts_tracked, *view_number
                 );
 
-                if self.num_timeouts_tracked > 3 {
+                if self.num_timeouts_tracked >= 3 {
                     error!("Too many consecutive timeouts!  This shouldn't happen");
                 }
 
-                if self.num_timeouts_tracked > 2 {
+                if self.num_timeouts_tracked >= 2 {
+                    error!("Starting view sync protocol for view {}", *view_number + 1);
                     // Start polling for view sync certificates
                     self.network
                         .inject_consensus_info(ConsensusIntentEvent::PollForViewSyncCertificate(
@@ -507,9 +508,9 @@ impl<
                     let subscribe_view = if self.membership.get_leader(TYPES::Time::new(next_view))
                         == self.public_key
                     {
-                        next_view
-                    } else {
                         next_view + 1
+                    } else {
+                        next_view
                     };
                     // Subscribe to the next view just in case there is progress being made
                     self.network
@@ -756,6 +757,12 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, I: NodeImplementation<TYPES>, A: ConsensusApi<TYPES, I> +
                         .publish(HotShotEvent::ViewSyncFinalizeVoteSend(vote))
                         .await;
                 }
+
+                error!(
+                    "View sync protocol has received view sync evidence to update the view to {}",
+                    *self.next_view
+                );
+
                 self.event_stream
                     .publish(HotShotEvent::ViewChange(self.next_view))
                     .await;