diff --git a/xmtp_mls/src/client.rs b/xmtp_mls/src/client.rs
index fff0f1336..12a56a324 100644
--- a/xmtp_mls/src/client.rs
+++ b/xmtp_mls/src/client.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,10 @@ pub enum MessageProcessingError {
 impl crate::retry::RetryableError for MessageProcessingError {
     fn is_retryable(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
-            Self::Storage(s) => s.is_retryable(),
+            Self::Group(group_error) => retryable!(group_error),
+            Self::Identity(identity_error) => retryable!(identity_error),
+            Self::Diesel(diesel_error) => retryable!(diesel_error),
+            Self::Storage(s) => retryable!(s),
             Self::Generic(err) => err.contains("database is locked"),
             _ => false,
         }
diff --git a/xmtp_mls/src/groups/sync.rs b/xmtp_mls/src/groups/sync.rs
index e27f8557b..a867fe647 100644
--- a/xmtp_mls/src/groups/sync.rs
+++ b/xmtp_mls/src/groups/sync.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl MlsGroup {
         self.sync_with_conn(conn, client).await
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(client, conn))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(client, self, conn))]
     pub(super) async fn sync_with_conn<ApiClient>(
         &self,
         conn: DbConnection,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl MlsGroup {
      *
      * This method will retry up to `crate::configuration::MAX_GROUP_SYNC_RETRIES` times.
      */
-    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(client, conn))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(client, self, conn))]
     pub(super) async fn sync_until_intent_resolved<ApiClient>(
         &self,
         conn: DbConnection,
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ impl MlsGroup {
         }
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(conn, client))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(conn, client, self))]
     pub(super) async fn receive<ApiClient>(
         &self,
         conn: &DbConnection,
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ impl MlsGroup {
         Ok(Some(msg))
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(conn, client))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip(conn, self, client))]
     pub(super) async fn publish_intents<ClientApi>(
         &self,
         conn: DbConnection,
diff --git a/xmtp_mls/src/lib.rs b/xmtp_mls/src/lib.rs
index 1a08e5c58..80527f0e5 100644
--- a/xmtp_mls/src/lib.rs
+++ b/xmtp_mls/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub trait Delete<Model> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use log::LevelFilter;
     use tracing_test::traced_test;
 
     // Execute once before any tests are run
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[traced_test]
     fn setup() {
         // Capture logs (e.g. log::info!()) as traces too
-        let _ = tracing_log::LogTracer::init();
+        let _ = tracing_log::LogTracer::init_with_filter(LevelFilter::Debug);
     }
 
     /// Note: tests that use this must have the #[traced_test] attribute