diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index e922060..378dc9c 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function getDescendants(eventId: string): Promise<SignedEvent<1>[]> {
 
 /** Publish an event to the Nostr relay. */
 function publish(event: SignedEvent, relays = Conf.publishRelays): void {
-  console.log('Publishing event', event);
+  console.log('Publishing event', event, relays);
   try {
     getPool().publish(event, relays);
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/loopback.ts b/src/loopback.ts
index 013c951..3359420 100644
--- a/src/loopback.ts
+++ b/src/loopback.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ function trackHashtags(event: Event): void {
     .filter((tag) => tag[0] === 't')
     .map((tag) => tag[1]);
 
+  if (!tags.length) return;
+
   try {
+    console.info('tracking tags:', tags);
     trends.addTagUsages(event.pubkey, tags, date);
   } catch (_e) {
     // do nothing