diff --git a/ircd/server.cc b/ircd/server.cc
index de1815fc8..bfac39a17 100644
--- a/ircd/server.cc
+++ b/ircd/server.cc
@@ -1749,13 +1749,20 @@ ircd::server::link::cleanup_canceled()
 	auto it(begin(queue));
 	while(it != end(queue))
 	{
-		auto &tag{*it};
+		const auto &tag{*it};
 		if(tag.committed() || tag.request)
 		{
 			++it;
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		log::dwarning
+		{
+			log, "%s removing abandoned tag:%lu",
+			loghead(*this),
+			tag.state.id,
+		};
+
 		it = queue.erase(it);
 	}
 }