diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/schemas/actor-persist/v2.bare b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/schemas/actor-persist/v2.bare
index 89091d8976..ff0ab26b32 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/schemas/actor-persist/v2.bare
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/schemas/actor-persist/v2.bare
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type PersistedConnection struct {
 	parameters: data
 	state: data
 	subscriptions: list<PersistedSubscription>
-	lastSeen: u64
+	lastSeen: i64
 }
 
 # MARK: Schedule Event
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ type PersistedScheduleEventKind union {
 
 type PersistedScheduleEvent struct {
 	eventId: str
-	timestamp: u64
+	timestamp: i64
 	kind: PersistedScheduleEventKind
 }
 
 # MARK: WebSocket
 type PersistedHibernatableWebSocket struct {
 	requestId: data
-	lastSeenTimestamp: u64
-	msgIndex: u64
+	lastSeenTimestamp: i64
+	msgIndex: i64
 }
 
 # MARK: Actor
diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance.ts
index 5c90a4c684..a013b3166e 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/actor/instance.ts
@@ -676,6 +676,10 @@ export class ActorInstance<S, CP, CS, V, I, DB extends AnyDatabaseProvider> {
 
 			this.#onPersistSavedPromise?.resolve();
 		} catch (error) {
+			this.#rLog.error({
+				msg: "error saving persist",
+				error: stringifyError(error),
+			});
 			this.#onPersistSavedPromise?.reject(error);
 			throw error;
 		}
diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/drivers/engine/actor-driver.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/drivers/engine/actor-driver.ts
index 5e97ce3647..9da4cfd9bd 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/drivers/engine/actor-driver.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/drivers/engine/actor-driver.ts
@@ -172,9 +172,14 @@ export class EngineActorDriver implements ActorDriver {
 				}
 
 				// Check for existing WS
-				const existingWs = handler.actor[
-					PERSIST_SYMBOL
-				].hibernatableWebSocket.find((ws) =>
+				const hibernatableArray =
+					handler.actor[PERSIST_SYMBOL].hibernatableWebSocket;
+				logger().debug({
+					msg: "checking hibernatable websockets",
+					requestId: idToStr(requestId),
+					existingHibernatableWebSockets: hibernatableArray.length,
+				});
+				const existingWs = hibernatableArray.find((ws) =>
 					arrayBuffersEqual(ws.requestId, requestId),
 				);
 
@@ -350,6 +355,12 @@ export class EngineActorDriver implements ActorDriver {
 
 		handler.persistedData = data;
 
+		logger().debug({
+			msg: "writing persisted data for actor",
+			actorId,
+			dataSize: data.byteLength,
+		});
+
 		await this.#runner.kvPut(actorId, [[KEYS.PERSIST_DATA, data]]);
 	}
 
@@ -424,6 +435,13 @@ export class EngineActorDriver implements ActorDriver {
 				persistedValue !== null
 					? persistedValue
 					: serializeEmptyPersistData(input);
+
+			logger().debug({
+				msg: "loaded persisted data for actor",
+				actorId,
+				dataSize: handler.persistedData?.byteLength,
+				wasInStorage: persistedValue !== null,
+			});
 		}
 
 		const name = actorConfig.name as string;