diff --git a/src/app/api/photos/route.ts b/src/app/api/photos/route.ts
index d458287..6885b82 100644
--- a/src/app/api/photos/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/photos/route.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ import { fetchPhotosWithMetadata, getFolders, getTags } from "@/lib/photos";
 export const revalidate = 30;
 
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+  console.log("[v0] /api/photos GET request received");
   try {
     const { searchParams } = new URL(request.url);
     const limit = Number(searchParams.get("limit")) || 0;
     const offset = Number(searchParams.get("offset")) || 0;
 
+    console.log("[v0] Calling fetchPhotosWithMetadata...");
     const allPhotos = await fetchPhotosWithMetadata();
+    console.log("[v0] fetchPhotosWithMetadata returned", allPhotos.length, "photos");
     const folders = getFolders(allPhotos);
     const tags = getTags(allPhotos);
     const total = allPhotos.length;
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
           }, allPhotos[0].processedAt)
         : "";
 
+    console.log("[v0] /api/photos responding with", photos.length, "photos,", folders.length, "folders,", tags.length, "tags");
     return NextResponse.json({
       photos,
       folders,
@@ -36,7 +40,8 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
       total,
       hasMore: limit > 0 ? offset + limit < total : false,
     });
-  } catch {
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("[v0] /api/photos ERROR:", error);
     return NextResponse.json(
       { error: "Failed to fetch photos" },
       { status: 500 }
diff --git a/src/lib/drive-sa.ts b/src/lib/drive-sa.ts
index 34036c2..01dd5c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/drive-sa.ts
+++ b/src/lib/drive-sa.ts
@@ -70,10 +70,13 @@ let cachedToken: { token: string; expiry: number } | null = null;
 async function getAccessToken(): Promise<string> {
   // Return cached token if still valid (with 5 min buffer)
   if (cachedToken && cachedToken.expiry > Date.now() + 5 * 60 * 1000) {
+    console.log("[v0] Using cached access token");
     return cachedToken.token;
   }
 
+  console.log("[v0] Creating new JWT for token exchange...");
   const jwt = await createJWT();
+  console.log("[v0] JWT created, exchanging for access token...");
 
   const res = await fetch("https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token", {
     method: "POST",
@@ -86,10 +89,12 @@ async function getAccessToken(): Promise<string> {
 
   if (!res.ok) {
     const error = await res.text();
+    console.error("[v0] Token exchange FAILED:", res.status, error);
     throw new Error(`Failed to get access token: ${error}`);
   }
 
   const data = await res.json();
+  console.log("[v0] Token exchange SUCCESS, expires in", data.expires_in, "seconds");
   cachedToken = {
     token: data.access_token,
     expiry: Date.now() + data.expires_in * 1000,
diff --git a/src/lib/photos.ts b/src/lib/photos.ts
index c12ab79..28f9c48 100644
--- a/src/lib/photos.ts
+++ b/src/lib/photos.ts
@@ -123,17 +123,25 @@ export async function fetchPhotosFromDriveFolder(): Promise<PhotoRecord[]> {
   const { driveFolderId, googleApiKey } = config;
   const useServiceAccount = isServiceAccountConfigured();
 
+  console.log("[v0] fetchPhotosFromDriveFolder START");
+  console.log("[v0] - driveFolderId:", driveFolderId || "MISSING");
+  console.log("[v0] - useServiceAccount:", useServiceAccount);
+  console.log("[v0] - googleApiKey:", googleApiKey ? "SET" : "MISSING");
+
   if (!driveFolderId) {
+    console.log("[v0] No driveFolderId, returning empty");
     return [];
   }
 
   // Must have either Service Account or API Key configured
   if (!useServiceAccount && !googleApiKey) {
+    console.log("[v0] No auth method configured, returning empty");
     return [];
   }
 
   try {
     const opts = { revalidate: 30 };
+    console.log("[v0] Fetching from Drive with", useServiceAccount ? "Service Account" : "API Key");
 
     // Use Service Account if configured, otherwise fall back to API Key
     const [rootFiles, subfolders] = useServiceAccount
@@ -146,6 +154,9 @@ export async function fetchPhotosFromDriveFolder(): Promise<PhotoRecord[]> {
           listDriveSubfolders(driveFolderId, googleApiKey, opts),
         ]);
 
+    console.log("[v0] Root files found:", rootFiles.length);
+    console.log("[v0] Subfolders found:", subfolders.length);
+
     const allPhotos = driveFilesToPhotos(rootFiles, "Root");
 
     if (subfolders.length > 0) {
@@ -165,8 +176,10 @@ export async function fetchPhotosFromDriveFolder(): Promise<PhotoRecord[]> {
     );
     allPhotos.forEach((p, i) => { p.id = String(i + 1); });
 
+    console.log("[v0] fetchPhotosFromDriveFolder COMPLETE - total photos:", allPhotos.length);
     return allPhotos;
-  } catch {
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("[v0] fetchPhotosFromDriveFolder ERROR:", error);
     return [];
   }
 }