diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
index 793b629..9aa55cb 100644
--- a/portal.go
+++ b/portal.go
@@ -726,6 +726,10 @@ func (portal *Portal) SyncParticipants(source *User, metadata *gmproto.Conversat
 		}
 		portal.zlog.Debug().Interface("participant", participant).Msg("Syncing participant")
 		puppet := source.GetPuppetByID(participant.ID.ParticipantID, participant.ID.Number)
+		if puppet == nil {
+			portal.zlog.Error().Any("participant_id", participant.ID).Msg("Failed to get puppet for participant")
+			continue
+		}
 		userIDs = append(userIDs, puppet.MXID)
 		puppet.Sync(source, participant)
 		if portal.MXID != "" {
diff --git a/puppet.go b/puppet.go
index 134afb5..15f3368 100644
--- a/puppet.go
+++ b/puppet.go
@@ -140,8 +140,12 @@ func (br *GMBridge) NewPuppet(dbPuppet *database.Puppet) *Puppet {
 	return &Puppet{
 		Puppet: dbPuppet,
 		bridge: br,
-		log:    br.ZLog.With().Str("phone", dbPuppet.Phone).Int("puppet_receiver", dbPuppet.Receiver).Logger(),
-		MXID:   br.FormatPuppetMXID(dbPuppet.Key),
+		log: br.ZLog.With().
+			Str("phone", dbPuppet.Phone).
+			Str("puppet_id", dbPuppet.ID).
+			Int("puppet_receiver", dbPuppet.Receiver).
+			Logger(),
+		MXID: br.FormatPuppetMXID(dbPuppet.Key),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 37cb03b..556969a 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ func (user *User) DeleteConnection() {
 	defer user.connLock.Unlock()
 	user.unlockedDeleteConnection()
 	user.longPollingError = errors.New("not connected")
+	user.phoneResponding = true
 }
 
 func (user *User) HasSession() bool {