diff --git a/app/api/socketio/route.js b/app/api/socketio/route.js
index 116b356..bf81a34 100644
--- a/app/api/socketio/route.js
+++ b/app/api/socketio/route.js
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ async function evaluateQueue(eventId, io) {
       expiresIn: TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS,
     })
     
+    console.log(`Creating token for ${next.substring(0, 8)}: expires at ${expiresAt.toISOString()}, TTL: ${TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS}s`)
+    
     ev.active.add(next)
     
     // Save to database
@@ -89,14 +91,32 @@ async function evaluateQueue(eventId, io) {
   // Check for expired tokens in database and notify clients
   if (connection) {
     try {
+      // Debug: check current time vs stored times
+      const [allSessions] = await connection.execute(
+        'SELECT socket_id, expires_at, NOW() as current_time FROM active_sessions WHERE event_id = ?',
+        [eventId]
+      )
+      
+      console.log(`Event ${eventId} - Current sessions:`, allSessions.map(s => ({
+        socket: s.socket_id.substring(0, 8),
+        expires: s.expires_at,
+        current: s.current_time,
+        expired: new Date(s.expires_at) < new Date(s.current_time)
+      })))
+
       const [expiredSessions] = await connection.execute(
         'SELECT socket_id FROM active_sessions WHERE event_id = ? AND expires_at < NOW()',
         [eventId]
       )
       
+      if (expiredSessions.length > 0) {
+        console.log(`Found ${expiredSessions.length} expired sessions for event ${eventId}`)
+      }
+      
       for (const session of expiredSessions) {
         const sid = session.socket_id
         if (ev.active.has(sid)) {
+          console.log(`Sending token_expired to ${sid.substring(0, 8)}`)
           ev.active.delete(sid)
           io.to(sid).emit("token_expired")
         }
@@ -254,8 +274,10 @@ export async function GET(req) {
 
         // If queue is NOT active and user doesn't have access, grant it immediately
         if (!ev.queueOn && !ev.active.has(socket.id)) {
-          console.log(`Granting immediate access to ${socket.id} (under threshold)`)
+          console.log(`Granting immediate access to ${socket.id.substring(0, 8)} (under threshold)`)
           const expiresAt = new Date(Date.now() + TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS * 1000)
+          console.log(`Creating immediate token: expires at ${expiresAt.toISOString()}, TTL: ${TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS}s`)
+          
           const token = jwt.sign({ sid: socket.id, eventId }, process.env.JWT_SECRET || "dev-secret", {
             expiresIn: TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS,
           })