diff --git a/modules/client/sync.cc b/modules/client/sync.cc
index 2a942ec90..b8284c1e4 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync.cc
+++ b/modules/client/sync.cc
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ try
 
 	log::debug
 	{
-		log, "request %s linear last:%lu complete:%b @%lu",
+		log, "request %s linear last:%lu %s@%lu",
 		loghead(data),
 		last,
-		completed,
+		completed? "complete "_sv : string_view{},
 		next
 	};
 
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ ircd::m::sync::longpoll::handle(data &data,
 
 		log::debug
 		{
-			log, "request %s longpoll got:%lu complete @%lu",
+			log, "request %s longpoll hit:%lu complete @%lu",
 			loghead(data),
 			event.event_idx,
 			next
diff --git a/modules/client/sync.h b/modules/client/sync.h
index ea96172d0..3608086e2 100644
--- a/modules/client/sync.h
+++ b/modules/client/sync.h
@@ -34,36 +34,7 @@ namespace ircd::m::sync
 
 namespace ircd::m::sync::longpoll
 {
-	struct accepted
-	:m::event
-	{
-		json::strung strung;
-		std::string client_txnid;
-		event::idx event_idx;
-
-		accepted(const m::vm::eval &eval)
-		:strung
-		{
-			*eval.event_
-		}
-		,client_txnid
-		{
-			eval.copts?
-				eval.copts->client_txnid:
-				string_view{}
-		}
-		,event_idx
-		{
-			eval.sequence
-		}
-		{
-			const json::object object{this->strung};
-			static_cast<m::event &>(*this) = m::event{object};
-		}
-
-		accepted(accepted &&) = default;
-		accepted(const accepted &) = delete;
-	};
+	struct accepted;
 
 	size_t polling {0};
 	std::deque<accepted> queue;
@@ -75,6 +46,37 @@ namespace ircd::m::sync::longpoll
 	extern m::hookfn<m::vm::eval &> notified;
 }
 
+struct ircd::m::sync::longpoll::accepted
+:m::event
+{
+	json::strung strung;
+	std::string client_txnid;
+	event::idx event_idx;
+
+	accepted(const m::vm::eval &eval)
+	:strung
+	{
+		*eval.event_
+	}
+	,client_txnid
+	{
+		eval.copts?
+			eval.copts->client_txnid:
+			string_view{}
+	}
+	,event_idx
+	{
+		eval.sequence
+	}
+	{
+		const json::object object{this->strung};
+		static_cast<m::event &>(*this) = m::event{object};
+	}
+
+	accepted(accepted &&) = default;
+	accepted(const accepted &) = delete;
+};
+
 struct ircd::m::sync::args
 {
 	static conf::item<milliseconds> timeout_max;