diff --git a/backend/src/payment/services/payment.service.ts b/backend/src/payment/services/payment.service.ts
index 46c4671..d547460 100644
--- a/backend/src/payment/services/payment.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/payment/services/payment.service.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { SubscriptionType } from 'src/subscriptions/enums/types.enum';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class PaymentService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(PaymentService.name);
   provider: LightningService;
 
   constructor(
@@ -161,10 +162,12 @@ export class PaymentService {
 
   @Cron(CronExpression.EVERY_10_MINUTES)
   async handlePaymentsCron() {
+    this.logger.log('[cron] ── Payment cron triggered ──');
     await Promise.all([
       this.handlePayment('watch'),
       this.handlePayment('rent'),
     ]);
+    this.logger.log('[cron] ── Payment cron complete ──');
   }
 
   @Cron(CronExpression.EVERY_DAY_AT_10AM)
@@ -195,17 +198,26 @@ export class PaymentService {
     type: 'watch' | 'rent' = 'watch',
     frequency: Frequency = 'automatic',
   ) {
+    this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Starting (frequency=${frequency})`);
+
     // Rental prices (and therefore rentPendingRevenue) are denominated in
     // sats, not USD. The satoshi rate is only needed for watch/subscription
     // payments which store revenue in USD. Skip the rate fetch entirely for
     // rent payouts so they are never blocked by rate-API outages or 429s.
     let satoshiRate = 0;
     if (type !== 'rent') {
-      satoshiRate = await this.provider.getSatoshiRate();
+      try {
+        satoshiRate = await this.provider.getSatoshiRate();
+        this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Satoshi rate: ${satoshiRate}`);
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.logger.error(`[payout:${type}] Failed to get satoshi rate: ${err.message}`);
+        return;
+      }
     }
 
     const column = type === 'watch' ? 'pendingRevenue' : 'rentPendingRevenue';
     const minThreshold = type === 'rent' ? 1 : satoshiRate;
+    this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Looking for shareholders with ${column} >= ${minThreshold}`);
 
     const options: FindManyOptions<Shareholder> = {
       where: {
@@ -226,17 +238,43 @@ export class PaymentService {
     };
 
     const shareholders = await this.shareholdersRepository.find(options);
+    this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Found ${shareholders.length} eligible shareholder(s)`);
+
+    if (shareholders.length === 0) {
+      // Extra debug: check if there are shareholders with pending revenue at all
+      const allWithRevenue = await this.shareholdersRepository
+        .createQueryBuilder('s')
+        .select(['s.id', `s.${column === 'pendingRevenue' ? 'pending_revenue' : 'rent_pending_revenue'} as revenue`])
+        .where(`s.${column === 'pendingRevenue' ? 'pending_revenue' : 'rent_pending_revenue'} > 0`)
+        .limit(5)
+        .getRawMany();
+      if (allWithRevenue.length > 0) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `[payout:${type}] ${allWithRevenue.length} shareholder(s) have revenue > 0 but don't match payout criteria. ` +
+          `Possible issues: no LIGHTNING payment method, not selected, or wrong withdrawalFrequency. ` +
+          `Sample: ${JSON.stringify(allWithRevenue)}`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
 
     for (const shareholder of shareholders) {
+      const revenue = type === 'watch' ? shareholder.pendingRevenue : shareholder.rentPendingRevenue;
       const selectedPaymentMethod = shareholder.filmmaker.paymentMethods.find(
         (method) => method.selected,
       );
+      this.logger.log(
+        `[payout:${type}] Shareholder ${shareholder.id}: revenue=${revenue}, ` +
+        `filmmaker=${shareholder.filmmaker?.id}, ` +
+        `lightningAddress=${selectedPaymentMethod?.lightningAddress || 'NONE'}`,
+      );
       if (selectedPaymentMethod?.lightningAddress)
         await this.sendLightningPaymentToShareholder(
           shareholder,
           satoshiRate,
           type,
         );
+      else
+        this.logger.warn(`[payout:${type}] Skipping shareholder ${shareholder.id} — no lightning address`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -267,6 +305,7 @@ export class PaymentService {
     }
 
     if (rounded <= 0) {
+      this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Shareholder ${shareholder.id}: rounded amount = 0, skipping`);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -274,6 +313,11 @@ export class PaymentService {
       (method) => method.selected && method.type === 'LIGHTNING',
     );
 
+    this.logger.log(
+      `[payout:${type}] Preparing payment: shareholder=${shareholder.id}, ` +
+      `amount=${rounded} sats (${rounded * 1000} msats), address=${selectedLightningAddress?.lightningAddress}`,
+    );
+
     const payment = this.paymentsRepository.create({
       id: randomUUID(),
       shareholderId: shareholder.id,
@@ -295,12 +339,15 @@ export class PaymentService {
     });
 
     if (existingPayment) {
+      this.logger.warn(`[payout:${type}] Duplicate pending payment detected for shareholder ${shareholder.id}, skipping`);
       return;
     } else {
       await this.paymentsRepository.save(payment);
+      this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Payment record saved: id=${payment.id}`);
     }
 
     try {
+      this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Sending ${rounded} sats to ${selectedLightningAddress.lightningAddress}...`);
       const providerPayment = await this.provider.sendPaymentWithAddress(
         selectedLightningAddress.lightningAddress,
         payment,
@@ -308,6 +355,7 @@ export class PaymentService {
 
       payment.providerId = providerPayment.id;
       payment.status = 'completed';
+      this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Payment COMPLETED: id=${payment.id}, providerId=${providerPayment.id}`);
 
       await (type === 'watch'
         ? this.shareholdersRepository.update(
@@ -325,8 +373,10 @@ export class PaymentService {
               updatedAt: () => 'updated_at',
             },
           ));
-    } catch {
+      this.logger.log(`[payout:${type}] Revenue deducted from shareholder ${shareholder.id}`);
+    } catch (err) {
       payment.status = 'failed';
+      this.logger.error(`[payout:${type}] Payment FAILED for shareholder ${shareholder.id}: ${err?.message || err}`);
     } finally {
       await this.paymentsRepository.save(payment);
     }
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index c41ab8b..6145860 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ services:
       context: ./backend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       args:
-        CACHEBUST: "12"
+        CACHEBUST: "13"
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       # ── Core ─────────────────────────────────────────────