diff --git a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/mod.rs b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/mod.rs
index 7d087436..c1b30978 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/mod.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/mod.rs
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ impl StorageManager {
         Ok(inner)
     }
 
-    async fn network_is_ready(&self) -> EyreResult<bool> {
+    fn online_writes_ready_inner(inner: &StorageManagerInner) -> Option<RPCProcessor> {
         if let Some(rpc_processor) = {
-            let inner = self.lock().await?;
             inner.rpc_processor.clone()
         } {
             if let Some(network_class) = rpc_processor
@@ -142,17 +141,26 @@ impl StorageManager {
                 .get_network_class(RoutingDomain::PublicInternet)
             {
                 // If our PublicInternet network class is valid we're ready to talk
-                Ok(network_class != NetworkClass::Invalid)
+                if network_class != NetworkClass::Invalid {
+                    Some(rpc_processor)
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
             } else {
                 // If we haven't gotten a network class yet we shouldnt try to use the DHT
-                Ok(false)
+                None
             }
         } else {
             // If we aren't attached, we won't have an rpc processor
-            Ok(false)
+            None
         }
     }
 
+    async fn online_writes_ready(&self) -> EyreResult<Option<RPCProcessor>> {
+        let inner = self.lock().await?;
+        return Ok(Self::online_writes_ready_inner(&*inner));
+    }
+
     async fn has_offline_subkey_writes(&self) -> EyreResult<bool> {
         let inner = self.lock().await?;
         Ok(inner.offline_subkey_writes.len() != 0)
@@ -415,12 +423,15 @@ impl StorageManager {
         )?;
 
         // Get rpc processor and drop mutex so we don't block while getting the value from the network
-        let Some(rpc_processor) = inner.rpc_processor.clone() else {
+        let Some(rpc_processor) = Self::online_writes_ready_inner(&inner) else {
+            log_stor!(debug "Writing subkey locally: {}:{} len={}", key, subkey, signed_value_data.value_data().data().len() );
+
             // Offline, just write it locally and return immediately
             inner
                 .handle_set_local_value(key, subkey, signed_value_data.clone())
                 .await?;
 
+            log_stor!(debug "Writing subkey offline: {}:{} len={}", key, subkey, signed_value_data.value_data().data().len() );
             // Add to offline writes to flush
             inner.offline_subkey_writes.entry(key)
                 .and_modify(|x| { x.subkeys.insert(subkey); } )
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/tasks/mod.rs b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/tasks/mod.rs
index d9f49d7b..36171b80 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/tasks/mod.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/tasks/mod.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl StorageManager {
         self.unlocked_inner.flush_record_stores_task.tick().await?;
 
         // Run offline subkey writes task if there's work to be done
-        if self.network_is_ready().await? && self.has_offline_subkey_writes().await? {
+        if self.online_writes_ready().await?.is_some() && self.has_offline_subkey_writes().await? {
             self.unlocked_inner
                 .offline_subkey_writes_task
                 .tick()
diff --git a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/tasks/offline_subkey_writes.rs b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/tasks/offline_subkey_writes.rs
index 81b1613a..93a4d55e 100644
--- a/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/tasks/offline_subkey_writes.rs
+++ b/veilid-core/src/storage_manager/tasks/offline_subkey_writes.rs
@@ -10,35 +10,39 @@ impl StorageManager {
         _last_ts: Timestamp,
         _cur_ts: Timestamp,
     ) -> EyreResult<()> {
-        let (rpc_processor, offline_subkey_writes) = {
+        let offline_subkey_writes = {
             let inner = self.lock().await?;
-
-            let Some(rpc_processor) = inner.rpc_processor.clone() else {
-                return Ok(());
-            };
-
-            (rpc_processor, inner.offline_subkey_writes.clone())
+            inner.offline_subkey_writes.clone()
         };
 
         // make a safety selection that is conservative
         for (key, osw) in offline_subkey_writes {
             if poll!(stop_token.clone()).is_ready() {
+                log_stor!(debug "Offline subkey writes cancelled.");
                 break;
             }
+            let Some(rpc_processor) = self.online_writes_ready().await? else {
+                log_stor!(debug "Offline subkey writes stopped for network.");
+                break;
+            };
             for subkey in osw.subkeys.iter() {
                 let subkey_result = {
                     let mut inner = self.lock().await?;
                     inner.handle_get_local_value(key, subkey, true).await
                 };
                 let Ok(subkey_result) = subkey_result else {
-                    continue;
+                    log_stor!(debug "Offline subkey write had no subkey result: {}:{}", key, subkey);
+                    continue;                    
                 };
                 let Some(value) = subkey_result.value else {
+                    log_stor!(debug "Offline subkey write had no subkey value: {}:{}", key, subkey);
                     continue;
                 };
                 let Some(descriptor) = subkey_result.descriptor else {
+                    log_stor!(debug "Offline subkey write had no descriptor: {}:{}", key, subkey);
                     continue;
                 };
+                log_stor!(debug "Offline subkey write: {}:{} len={}", key, subkey, value.value_data().data().len());
                 if let Err(e) = self
                     .outbound_set_value(
                         rpc_processor.clone(),