diff --git a/backend/app/services/device_discovery.py b/backend/app/services/device_discovery.py
index 51b80c2..16f4b77 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/device_discovery.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/device_discovery.py
@@ -103,40 +103,49 @@ def _parse_config(config_text: str, rack_host: str) -> list[DiscoveredDevice]:
 
     discovered: list[DiscoveredDevice] = []
     seen_ips: set[str] = set()
+    all_sections = parser.sections()
+    plugin_sections = [s for s in all_sections if s.startswith("plugin:")]
 
-    for section in parser.sections():
+    logger.info(f"[ssh_discovery] Config parsing: found {len(all_sections)} sections total, {len(plugin_sections)} are plugins")
+
+    for section in all_sections:
         if not section.startswith("plugin:"):
             continue
 
         plugin_name = section[len("plugin:"):]
         if any(plugin_name.startswith(prefix) for prefix in _SKIP_PLUGIN_PREFIXES):
-            logger.debug(f"[ssh_discovery] Plugin {plugin_name} - IGNORED (prefix in skip list: {_SKIP_PLUGIN_PREFIXES})")
+            logger.info(f"[ssh_discovery] Plugin '{plugin_name}' - IGNORED (in skip list)")
             continue
 
         cls = parser.get(section, "cls", fallback="")
         if not cls:
-            logger.debug(f"[ssh_discovery] Plugin {plugin_name} - IGNORED (no 'cls' field)")
+            logger.info(f"[ssh_discovery] Plugin '{plugin_name}' - IGNORED (no 'cls' field)")
             continue
 
+        logger.info(f"[ssh_discovery] Plugin '{plugin_name}' (cls={cls})")
+
         # Collect all URI-like values in this section
         uri_fields = ("uri", "frame_uri", "host")
+        found_ip_in_plugin = False
         for field_name in uri_fields:
             raw = parser.get(section, field_name, fallback=None)
             if not raw:
+                logger.debug(f"[ssh_discovery]   {field_name}: not set")
                 continue
+            logger.debug(f"[ssh_discovery]   {field_name}='{raw}'")
             ip = _extract_ip(raw)
             if not ip:
-                logger.debug(f"[ssh_discovery] Plugin {plugin_name} field {field_name}='{raw}' - IGNORED (not a valid network IP)")
+                logger.info(f"[ssh_discovery]   {field_name}='{raw}' - IGNORED (not a valid network IP)")
                 continue
             if ip == rack_host:
-                logger.debug(f"[ssh_discovery] IP {ip} from plugin {plugin_name} - IGNORED (matches rack_host)")
+                logger.info(f"[ssh_discovery]   IP {ip} - IGNORED (matches rack_host {rack_host})")
                 continue
             if ip in seen_ips:
-                logger.debug(f"[ssh_discovery] IP {ip} from plugin {plugin_name} - IGNORED (duplicate, already seen)")
+                logger.info(f"[ssh_discovery]   IP {ip} - IGNORED (duplicate, already seen)")
                 continue
 
             seen_ips.add(ip)
-            logger.debug(f"[ssh_discovery] IP {ip} from plugin {plugin_name} - EXTRACTED (cls={cls}, category={_cls_to_category(cls)}, role={_cls_to_role(cls, plugin_name)})")
+            logger.info(f"[ssh_discovery]   IP {ip} - EXTRACTED (category={_cls_to_category(cls)}, role={_cls_to_role(cls, plugin_name)})")
             discovered.append(DiscoveredDevice(
                 ip=ip,
                 category=_cls_to_category(cls),
@@ -144,6 +153,7 @@ def _parse_config(config_text: str, rack_host: str) -> list[DiscoveredDevice]:
                 plugin_name=plugin_name,
                 cls=cls,
             ))
+            found_ip_in_plugin = True
 
     return discovered