diff --git a/tnc/data_handler.py b/tnc/data_handler.py
index 4d33f80a..6b147c8f 100644
--- a/tnc/data_handler.py
+++ b/tnc/data_handler.py
@@ -921,8 +921,14 @@ class DATA:
 
             # check if hmac signing enabled
             if TNC.enable_hmac:
+                self.log.info(
+                    "[TNC] [HMAC] Enabled",
+                )
                 # now check if we have valid hmac signature - returns salt or bool
                 salt_found = helpers.search_hmac_salt(self.dxcallsign, self.mycallsign, data_frame_crc, data_frame, token_iters=100)
+                self.log.info(
+                    "[TNC] [HMAC] Salt found", salt=salt_found
+                )
                 if salt_found:
                     # hmac digest received
                     self.arq_process_received_data_frame(data_frame, snr, signed=True)
diff --git a/tnc/helpers.py b/tnc/helpers.py
index 4deb7ece..25dd4a39 100644
--- a/tnc/helpers.py
+++ b/tnc/helpers.py
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ def get_hmac_salt(dxcallsign: bytes, mycallsign: bytes):
         return False
 
 def search_hmac_salt(dxcallsign: bytes, mycallsign: bytes, search_token, data_frame, token_iters):
+
     filename = f"freedata_hmac_STATION_{dxcallsign.decode('utf-8')}_REMOTE_{mycallsign.decode('utf-8')}.txt"
     if sys.platform == "linux":
 
@@ -570,7 +571,7 @@ def search_hmac_salt(dxcallsign: bytes, mycallsign: bytes, search_token, data_fr
                 if search_token == search_digest:
                     token_position = len(token_list) - _
                     delete_last_line_from_hmac_list(filepath, token_position)
-                    log.warning(
+                    log.info(
                         "[TNC] [HMAC] Signature found", expected=search_token,
                     )
                     return True
diff --git a/tnc/static.py b/tnc/static.py
index ec1efceb..57d481a2 100644
--- a/tnc/static.py
+++ b/tnc/static.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class TCIParam:
 
 @dataclass 
 class TNC:
-    version = "0.10.3-alpha.1-hmac-exp2"
+    version = "0.10.3-alpha.1-hmac-exp3"
     host: str = "0.0.0.0"
     port: int = 3000
     SOCKET_TIMEOUT: int = 1  # seconds