diff --git a/src/AppRoot.tsx b/src/AppRoot.tsx
index 26ae5be8f..921ced0c2 100644
--- a/src/AppRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/AppRoot.tsx
@@ -473,8 +473,13 @@ class AppRoot extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public startStatusPolling = () => {
+    console.log('start status polling', {
+      statusPoller: this.statusPoller,
+      hardware: this.props.hardware,
+    })
     /* istanbul ignore else */
     if (!this.statusPoller) {
+      console.log('creating statusPoller…')
       this.statusPoller = IntervalPoller.start(
         GLOBALS.CARD_POLLING_INTERVAL,
         async () => {
@@ -490,6 +495,9 @@ class AppRoot extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             const battery = await readBatteryStatus()
             const cardReader = await readCardReaderStatus()
             const printer = await readPrinterStatus()
+            console.log('========== cardReader ============')
+            console.log({ cardReader })
+            console.log('========== cardReader ============')
             this.setState({
               hasAccessibleControllerAttached: accesssibleController.connected,
               hasCardReaderAttached: cardReader.connected,
@@ -498,7 +506,10 @@ class AppRoot extends React.Component<Props, State> {
               hasPrinterAttached: printer.connected,
             })
           } catch (error) {
+            console.log('=========== ERROR ===========')
+            console.log(error)
             this.stopStatusPolling() // Assume backend is unavailable.
+            console.log('=========== ERROR ===========')
           }
         }
       )
@@ -862,6 +873,7 @@ class AppRoot extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     if (hasLowBattery && !hasChargerAttached) {
       return <SetupPowerPage setUserSettings={this.setUserSettings} />
     }
+    console.log({ hasCardReaderAttached })
     if (!hasCardReaderAttached) {
       return <SetupCardReaderPage setUserSettings={this.setUserSettings} />
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/Hardware.ts b/src/utils/Hardware.ts
index 7cfd2f665..3695f389f 100644
--- a/src/utils/Hardware.ts
+++ b/src/utils/Hardware.ts
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export class MemoryHardware implements Hardware {
   public async readAccesssibleControllerStatus(): Promise<
     AcessibleControllerAPI
   > {
+    console.log("Why is 'this' undefined?", this)
     return this.accessibleControllerStatus
   }