diff --git a/mantis/src/detection/ml/traffic_logger.rs b/mantis/src/detection/ml/traffic_logger.rs
index 635096c..3c79611 100644
--- a/mantis/src/detection/ml/traffic_logger.rs
+++ b/mantis/src/detection/ml/traffic_logger.rs
@@ -204,8 +204,12 @@ impl TrafficLogger {
     fn log_row(&self, record: Vec<String>) {
         match self.sender.try_send(record) {
             Ok(_) => {}
-            Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => {}
-            Err(TrySendError::Disconnected(_)) => {}
+            Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
+                log!(MLLog::TrafficLogChannelFull);
+            }
+            Err(TrySendError::Disconnected(_)) => {
+                log!(MLLog::TrafficLogChannelDisconnected);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/mantis/src/model/log/ml.rs b/mantis/src/model/log/ml.rs
index 19e6bc9..4d7f130 100644
--- a/mantis/src/model/log/ml.rs
+++ b/mantis/src/model/log/ml.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ loggable! {
         #[error("CSV rotated to: {path}")]
         TrafficLogRotated { path: String } => tracing::Level::INFO,
 
+        #[error("Traffic log channel full; dropping CSV row (writer thread falling behind)")]
+        TrafficLogChannelFull => tracing::Level::WARN,
+
+        #[error("Traffic log channel disconnected; CSV recording has stopped")]
+        TrafficLogChannelDisconnected => tracing::Level::ERROR,
+
         #[error("Timing [{src}]: feature={feature_ms}ms buffer={buffer_ms}ms tensor={tensor_ms}ms onnx={onnx_ms}ms")]
         InferenceTiming { src: String, feature_ms: u64, buffer_ms: u64, tensor_ms: u64, onnx_ms: u64 } => tracing::Level::DEBUG,