diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 7a40884..d787e8c 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@
       </button>
     </nav>
   </div>
-  <script src="/js/tg.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/api.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/views/map.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/views/chats.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/views/chat.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/views/profile.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/views/settings.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/views/onboarding.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/views/review.js?v=26"></script>
-  <script src="/js/app.js?v=26"></script>
+  <script src="/js/tg.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/api.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/views/map.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/views/chats.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/views/chat.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/views/profile.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/views/settings.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/views/onboarding.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/views/review.js?v=27"></script>
+  <script src="/js/app.js?v=27"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/public/js/views/chat.js b/public/js/views/chat.js
index 4fbaef0..5c6583d 100644
--- a/public/js/views/chat.js
+++ b/public/js/views/chat.js
@@ -59,19 +59,32 @@ const ChatView = {
   },
 
   async loadMessages() {
+    console.log('[Chat] loadMessages start, chatId:', this.chatId);
     try {
       const r = await API.ChatApi.listMessages(this.chatId);
+      console.log('[Chat] listMessages response:', JSON.stringify(r).slice(0, 500), 'messages isArray:', Array.isArray(r.messages));
       const box = document.getElementById('messages');
+      console.log('[Chat] messages box:', box, 'tag:', box?.tagName);
+      if (!box) { console.error('[Chat] no #messages element'); return; }
       box.innerHTML = '';
-      r.messages.forEach((m) => this.appendMessage(m));
+      const msgs = Array.isArray(r.messages) ? r.messages : (Array.isArray(r) ? r : []);
+      console.log('[Chat] will append', msgs.length, 'messages');
+      msgs.forEach((m) => {
+        try { this.appendMessage(m); } catch (e) { console.error('[Chat] appendMessage failed for', m, e); }
+      });
       box.scrollTop = box.scrollHeight;
     } catch (e) {
-      console.warn(e);
+      console.error('[Chat] loadMessages error:', e);
+      try {
+        fetch('/api/v1/debug/log', { method: 'POST', credentials: 'include', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify({ kind: 'ChatLoadError', msg: String(e && e.message), stack: String(e && e.stack || '').slice(0, 400) }) });
+      } catch {}
     }
   },
 
   appendMessage(m) {
+    console.log('[Chat] appendMessage called, m:', JSON.stringify(m).slice(0, 200), 'me check:', API.Store.user && m.sender_id === (API.Store.user.id || API.Store.user.user_id));
     const box = document.getElementById('messages');
+    if (!box) { console.error('[Chat] appendMessage: no box'); return; }
     const me = API.Store.user && m.sender_id === (API.Store.user.id || API.Store.user.user_id);
     const div = document.createElement('div');
     div.className = 'bubble-b ' + (me ? 'out' : 'in');
@@ -95,6 +108,7 @@ const ChatView = {
       }
     }
     box.appendChild(div);
+    console.log('[Chat] appended bubble, children:', box.children.length);
     box.scrollTop = box.scrollHeight;
   },