diff --git a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-items.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-items.service.ts
index bc214a224ec..31ab06e5881 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-items.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/vault/popup/services/vault-popup-items.service.ts
@@ -129,9 +129,26 @@ export class VaultPopupItemsService {
             combineLatest([
               this.cipherService
                 .cipherListViews$(userId)
-                .pipe(filter((ciphers) => ciphers != null)),
-              this.cipherService.failedToDecryptCiphers$(userId),
-              this.restrictedItemTypesService.restricted$,
+                .pipe(
+                  tap(() => {
+                    console.log("[vault popup items service] fetched cipher list views");
+                  }), 
+                  filter((ciphers) => ciphers != null),
+                  tap(() => {
+                    console.log("[vault popup items service] cipher list views are not null");
+                  })
+                ),
+              this.cipherService.failedToDecryptCiphers$(userId)
+                .pipe(
+                  tap(() => {
+                    console.log("[vault popup items service] fetched failed to decrypt ciphers");
+                  })
+                ),
+              this.restrictedItemTypesService.restricted$.pipe(
+                tap(() => {
+                  console.log("[vault popup items service] fetched restricted item types");
+                })
+              ),
             ]),
           ),
           tap(() => {
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/sync/default-sync.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/sync/default-sync.service.ts
index 5aece5bc4ef..fdd05927b50 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/sync/default-sync.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/sync/default-sync.service.ts
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ export class DefaultSyncService extends CoreSyncService {
         masterPasswordUnlockData,
         userId,
       );
-      //await this.kdfConfigService.setKdfConfig(userId, masterPasswordUnlockData.kdf);
+      await this.kdfConfigService.setKdfConfig(userId, masterPasswordUnlockData.kdf);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/libs/common/src/vault/services/cipher.service.ts b/libs/common/src/vault/services/cipher.service.ts
index d25aa62ea3a..9f978c0780f 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/vault/services/cipher.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/vault/services/cipher.service.ts
@@ -150,16 +150,31 @@ export class CipherService implements CipherServiceAbstraction {
         }
 
         return combineLatest([
-          this.encryptedCiphersState(userId).state$,
-          this.localData$(userId),
-          this.keyService.cipherDecryptionKeys$(userId, true),
+          this.encryptedCiphersState(userId).state$.pipe(tap(() => {
+            console.log("[cipher service] fetched encrypted ciphers");
+          })),
+          this.localData$(userId).pipe(tap(() => {
+            console.log("[cipher service] fetched local data");
+          })),
+          this.keyService.cipherDecryptionKeys$(userId, true).pipe(tap(() => {
+            console.log("[cipher service] fetched cipher decryption keys");
+          })),
         ]).pipe(
+          tap(() => {
+            console.log("[cipher service] fetched all dependencies for decryption");
+          }),
           filter(([cipherDataState, _, keys]) => cipherDataState != null && keys != null),
+          tap(() => {
+            console.log("[cipher service] dependencies are not null");
+          }),
           map(([cipherDataState, localData]) =>
             Object.values(cipherDataState).map(
               (cipherData) => new Cipher(cipherData, localData?.[cipherData.id as CipherId]),
             ),
           ),
+          tap(() => {
+            console.log("[cipher service] mapped cipher data to Cipher instances");
+          }),
           tap(() => {
             decryptStartTime = performance.now();
           }),
@@ -171,6 +186,7 @@ export class CipherService implements CipherServiceAbstraction {
             return decrypted;
           }),
           tap((decrypted) => {
+            console.log("[cipher service] decryption complete");
             this.logService.measure(
               decryptStartTime,
               "Vault",