diff --git a/packages/homebridge-plugin/lib/wemo-client.js b/packages/homebridge-plugin/lib/wemo-client.js
index 5b9d85a..4105513 100644
--- a/packages/homebridge-plugin/lib/wemo-client.js
+++ b/packages/homebridge-plugin/lib/wemo-client.js
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ async function getBrightness(host, port) {
     const res = await soapWithFallback(host, port, BE_URL, BE_SVC, 'GetBinaryState');
     const raw = String(res['BinaryState'] ?? '0');
     
-    console.log(`[DWM] Raw BinaryState response: "${raw}"`);
+    console.log(`[DWM] Full BinaryState response object:`, res);
+    console.log(`[DWM] Raw BinaryState string: "${raw}"`);
     
     // For dimmers, check if brightness is available as a separate parameter
     // This matches the Python pywemo implementation
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ async function getBrightness(host, port) {
     // Example: "1|50|0" where 50 is the brightness level (0-100)
     if (raw.includes('|')) {
       const parts = raw.split('|');
+      console.log(`[DWM] BinaryState parts:`, parts);
       if (parts.length >= 2) {
         const brightness = parseInt(parts[1], 10);
         console.log(`[DWM] Brightness from pipe format: ${brightness}`);
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ async function getBrightness(host, port) {
     // If device is on but no brightness info, assume 100%
     // If device is off, return 0
     const isOn = raw === '1' || raw === '8';
-    console.log(`[DWM] No brightness info, using binary state: ${isOn ? 100 : 0}`);
+    console.log(`[DWM] No brightness info, using binary state: ${isOn ? 100 : 0} (raw: "${raw}")`);
     return isOn ? 100 : 0;
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(`[DWM] getBrightness failed: ${err.message}, falling back to binary state`);