diff --git a/src/Project.zig b/src/Project.zig
index ff730d3..f4d41a2 100644
--- a/src/Project.zig
+++ b/src/Project.zig
@@ -80,11 +80,13 @@ pub fn write_state(self: *Self, writer: anytype) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn write_state_v1(self: *Self, writer: anytype) !void {
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{"write_state_v1"});
     try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.name);
     var visited: usize = 0;
     for (self.files.items) |file| {
         if (file.visited) visited += 1;
     }
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "write_state_v1", "files", visited });
     try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, visited);
     for (self.files.items) |file| {
         if (!file.visited) continue;
@@ -93,12 +95,15 @@ pub fn write_state_v1(self: *Self, writer: anytype) !void {
         try cbor.writeValue(writer, file.mtime);
         try cbor.writeValue(writer, file.row);
         try cbor.writeValue(writer, file.col);
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "write_state_v1", "file", file.path, file.mtime, file.row, file.col });
     }
     try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, self.tasks.items.len);
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "write_state_v1", "tasks", self.tasks.items.len });
     for (self.tasks.items) |task| {
         try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, 2);
         try cbor.writeValue(writer, task.command);
         try cbor.writeValue(writer, task.mtime);
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "write_state_v1", "task", task.command, task.mtime });
     }
 }
 
@@ -115,24 +120,29 @@ pub fn write_state_v0(self: *Self, writer: anytype) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn restore_state(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{"restore_state"});
+    errdefer |e| tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state", "abort", e });
     defer self.sort_files_by_mtime();
     defer self.sort_tasks_by_mtime();
     var iter: []const u8 = data;
     _ = cbor.matchValue(&iter, tp.string) catch {};
     _ = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) catch |e| switch (e) {
         error.InvalidType => return self.restore_state_v0(data),
-        else => return e,
+        else => return tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state", "unknown format", data }),
     };
     return self.restore_state_v1(data);
 }
 
 pub fn restore_state_v1(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{"restore_state_v1"});
     var iter: []const u8 = data;
 
     var name: []const u8 = undefined;
     _ = cbor.matchValue(&iter, tp.extract(&name)) catch {};
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state_v1", "name", name });
 
     var files = try cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter);
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state_v1", "files", files });
     while (files > 0) : (files -= 1) {
         var path: []const u8 = undefined;
         var mtime: i128 = undefined;
@@ -147,16 +157,17 @@ pub fn restore_state_v1(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
             try cbor.skipValue(&iter);
             continue;
         }
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state_v1", "file", path, mtime, row, col });
         self.longest_file_path = @max(self.longest_file_path, path.len);
-        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch return;
+        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch continue;
         switch (stat.kind) {
-            .sym_link, .file => {},
-            else => return,
+            .sym_link, .file => try self.update_mru_internal(path, mtime, row, col),
+            else => {},
         }
-        try self.update_mru_internal(path, mtime, row, col);
     }
 
     var tasks = try cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter);
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state_v1", "tasks", tasks });
     while (tasks > 0) : (tasks -= 1) {
         var command: []const u8 = undefined;
         var mtime: i64 = undefined;
@@ -167,6 +178,7 @@ pub fn restore_state_v1(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
             try cbor.skipValue(&iter);
             continue;
         }
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state_v1", "task", command, mtime });
         (try self.tasks.addOne()).* = .{
             .command = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, command),
             .mtime = mtime,
@@ -174,7 +186,8 @@ pub fn restore_state_v1(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn restore_state_v0(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
+pub fn restore_state_v0(self: *Self, data: []const u8) error{ OutOfMemory, IntegerTooLarge, IntegerTooSmall, InvalidType, TooShort }!void {
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{"restore_state_v0"});
     defer self.sort_files_by_mtime();
     var name: []const u8 = undefined;
     var path: []const u8 = undefined;
@@ -183,6 +196,7 @@ pub fn restore_state_v0(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
     var col: usize = undefined;
     var iter: []const u8 = data;
     _ = cbor.matchValue(&iter, tp.extract(&name)) catch {};
+    tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state_v0", "name", name });
     while (cbor.matchValue(&iter, .{
         tp.extract(&path),
         tp.extract(&mtime),
@@ -192,13 +206,13 @@ pub fn restore_state_v0(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
         error.TooShort => return,
         else => return e,
     }) {
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_state_v0", "file", path, mtime, row, col });
         self.longest_file_path = @max(self.longest_file_path, path.len);
-        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch return;
+        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch continue;
         switch (stat.kind) {
-            .sym_link, .file => {},
-            else => return,
+            .sym_link, .file => try self.update_mru_internal(path, mtime, row, col),
+            else => {},
         }
-        try self.update_mru_internal(path, mtime, row, col);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/project_manager.zig b/src/project_manager.zig
index 9339a2f..b92fe8b 100644
--- a/src/project_manager.zig
+++ b/src/project_manager.zig
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ const Process = struct {
     }
 
     fn persist_project(self: *Process, project: *Project) !void {
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "persist_project", project.name });
         self.logger.print("saving: {s}", .{project.name});
         const file_name = try get_project_state_file_path(self.allocator, project);
         defer self.allocator.free(file_name);
@@ -618,6 +619,7 @@ const Process = struct {
     }
 
     fn restore_project(self: *Process, project: *Project) !void {
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.event, .{ "restore_project", project.name });
         const file_name = try get_project_state_file_path(self.allocator, project);
         defer self.allocator.free(file_name);
         var file = std.fs.openFileAbsolute(file_name, .{ .mode = .read_only }) catch |e| switch (e) {