diff --git a/src/api/client_server/membership.rs b/src/api/client_server/membership.rs
index c9357b2..4a1f374 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/membership.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/membership.rs
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ async fn join_room_by_id_helper(
             };
 
             let pdu = PduEvent::from_id_val(&event_id, value.clone()).map_err(|e| {
-                warn!("{:?}: {}", value, e);
+                warn!("Invalid PDU in send_join response: {} {:?}", e, value);
                 Error::BadServerResponse("Invalid PDU in send_join response.")
             })?;
 
diff --git a/src/api/client_server/room.rs b/src/api/client_server/room.rs
index 56bdf03..420dd50 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/room.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/room.rs
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ pub async fn get_room_event_route(
         ));
     }
 
+    let mut event = (*event).clone();
+    event.add_age()?;
+
     Ok(get_room_event::v3::Response {
         event: event.to_room_event(),
     })
diff --git a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
index 527625a..7c6002e 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/sync.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ use ruma::{
         StateEventType, TimelineEventType,
     },
     serde::Raw,
-    uint, DeviceId, OwnedDeviceId, OwnedUserId, RoomId, UInt, UserId,
+    uint, DeviceId, OwnedDeviceId, OwnedEventId, OwnedUserId, RoomId, UInt, UserId,
 };
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{
     collections::{hash_map::Entry, BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet},
     sync::Arc,
diff --git a/src/api/server_server.rs b/src/api/server_server.rs
index ca5b69d..2220c4d 100644
--- a/src/api/server_server.rs
+++ b/src/api/server_server.rs
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ pub async fn send_transaction_message_route(
                                 .readreceipt_update(&user_id, &room_id, event)?;
                         } else {
                             // TODO fetch missing events
-                            info!("No known event ids in read receipt: {:?}", user_updates);
+                            debug!("No known event ids in read receipt: {:?}", user_updates);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ pub async fn get_backfill_route(
         .as_ref()
         .expect("server is authenticated");
 
-    info!("Got backfill request from: {}", sender_servername);
+    debug!("Got backfill request from: {}", sender_servername);
 
     if !services()
         .rooms
diff --git a/src/database/key_value/rooms/timeline.rs b/src/database/key_value/rooms/timeline.rs
index 74e3e5c..5ce2136 100644
--- a/src/database/key_value/rooms/timeline.rs
+++ b/src/database/key_value/rooms/timeline.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ impl service::rooms::timeline::Data for KeyValueDatabase {
                     if pdu.sender != user_id {
                         pdu.remove_transaction_id()?;
                     }
+                    pdu.add_age()?;
                     let count = pdu_count(&pdu_id)?;
                     Ok((count, pdu))
                 }),
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ impl service::rooms::timeline::Data for KeyValueDatabase {
                     if pdu.sender != user_id {
                         pdu.remove_transaction_id()?;
                     }
+                    pdu.add_age()?;
                     let count = pdu_count(&pdu_id)?;
                     Ok((count, pdu))
                 }),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9b7528c..1975038 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ async fn main() {
 
     config.warn_deprecated();
 
+    let log = format!("{},ruma_state_res=error,_=off,sled=off", config.log);
+
     if config.allow_jaeger {
         opentelemetry::global::set_text_map_propagator(opentelemetry_jaeger::Propagator::new());
         let tracer = opentelemetry_jaeger::new_agent_pipeline()
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ async fn main() {
             .unwrap();
         let telemetry = tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer);
 
-        let filter_layer = match EnvFilter::try_new(&config.log) {
+        let filter_layer = match EnvFilter::try_new(&log) {
             Ok(s) => s,
             Err(e) => {
                 eprintln!(
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ async fn main() {
     } else {
         let registry = tracing_subscriber::Registry::default();
         let fmt_layer = tracing_subscriber::fmt::Layer::new();
-        let filter_layer = match EnvFilter::try_new(&config.log) {
+        let filter_layer = match EnvFilter::try_new(&log) {
             Ok(s) => s,
             Err(e) => {
                 eprintln!("It looks like your config is invalid. The following error occured while parsing it: {e}");
diff --git a/src/service/pdu.rs b/src/service/pdu.rs
index d24e174..4a170bc 100644
--- a/src/service/pdu.rs
+++ b/src/service/pdu.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ impl PduEvent {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub fn add_age(&mut self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        let mut unsigned: BTreeMap<String, Box<RawJsonValue>> = self
+            .unsigned
+            .as_ref()
+            .map_or_else(|| Ok(BTreeMap::new()), |u| serde_json::from_str(u.get()))
+            .map_err(|_| Error::bad_database("Invalid unsigned in pdu event"))?;
+
+        unsigned.insert("age".to_owned(), to_raw_value(&1).unwrap());
+        self.unsigned = Some(to_raw_value(&unsigned).expect("unsigned is valid"));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
     pub fn to_sync_room_event(&self) -> Raw<AnySyncTimelineEvent> {
         let mut json = json!({
diff --git a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/mod.rs b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/mod.rs
index 89ac72e..c6e433c 100644
--- a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/mod.rs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ impl Service {
             .await;
 
             // 6. Reject "due to auth events" if the event doesn't pass auth based on the auth events
-            info!(
+            debug!(
                 "Auth check for {} based on auth events",
                 incoming_pdu.event_id
             );
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ impl Service {
                 ));
             }
 
-            info!("Validation successful.");
+            debug!("Validation successful.");
 
             // 7. Persist the event as an outlier.
             services()
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ impl Service {
                 .outlier
                 .add_pdu_outlier(&incoming_pdu.event_id, &val)?;
 
-            info!("Added pdu as outlier.");
+            debug!("Added pdu as outlier.");
 
             Ok((Arc::new(incoming_pdu), val))
         })
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ impl Service {
         // TODO: if we know the prev_events of the incoming event we can avoid the request and build
         // the state from a known point and resolve if > 1 prev_event
 
-        info!("Requesting state at event");
+        debug!("Requesting state at event");
         let mut state_at_incoming_event = None;
 
         if incoming_pdu.prev_events.len() == 1 {
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ impl Service {
             };
 
             if let Some(Ok(mut state)) = state {
-                info!("Using cached state");
+                debug!("Using cached state");
                 let prev_pdu = services()
                     .rooms
                     .timeline
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ impl Service {
                 state_at_incoming_event = Some(state);
             }
         } else {
-            info!("Calculating state at event using state res");
+            debug!("Calculating state at event using state res");
             let mut extremity_sstatehashes = HashMap::new();
 
             let mut okay = true;
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ impl Service {
         }
 
         if state_at_incoming_event.is_none() {
-            info!("Calling /state_ids");
+            debug!("Calling /state_ids");
             // Call /state_ids to find out what the state at this pdu is. We trust the server's
             // response to some extend, but we still do a lot of checks on the events
             match services()
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ impl Service {
                 .await
             {
                 Ok(res) => {
-                    info!("Fetching state events at event.");
+                    debug!("Fetching state events at event.");
                     let state_vec = self
                         .fetch_and_handle_outliers(
                             origin,
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ impl Service {
         let state_at_incoming_event =
             state_at_incoming_event.expect("we always set this to some above");
 
-        info!("Starting auth check");
+        debug!("Starting auth check");
         // 11. Check the auth of the event passes based on the state of the event
         let check_result = state_res::event_auth::auth_check(
             &room_version,
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ impl Service {
                 "Event has failed auth check with state at the event.",
             ));
         }
-        info!("Auth check succeeded");
+        debug!("Auth check succeeded");
 
         // Soft fail check before doing state res
         let auth_events = services().rooms.state.get_auth_events(
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ impl Service {
 
         // Now we calculate the set of extremities this room has after the incoming event has been
         // applied. We start with the previous extremities (aka leaves)
-        info!("Calculating extremities");
+        debug!("Calculating extremities");
         let mut extremities = services().rooms.state.get_forward_extremities(room_id)?;
 
         // Remove any forward extremities that are referenced by this incoming event's prev_events
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ impl Service {
             )
         });
 
-        info!("Compressing state at event");
+        debug!("Compressing state at event");
         let state_ids_compressed = Arc::new(
             state_at_incoming_event
                 .iter()
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ impl Service {
         );
 
         if incoming_pdu.state_key.is_some() {
-            info!("Preparing for stateres to derive new room state");
+            debug!("Preparing for stateres to derive new room state");
 
             // We also add state after incoming event to the fork states
             let mut state_after = state_at_incoming_event.clone();
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ impl Service {
                 .await?;
 
             // Set the new room state to the resolved state
-            info!("Forcing new room state");
+            debug!("Forcing new room state");
 
             let (sstatehash, new, removed) = services()
                 .rooms
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ impl Service {
         }
 
         // 14. Check if the event passes auth based on the "current state" of the room, if not soft fail it
-        info!("Starting soft fail auth check");
+        debug!("Starting soft fail auth check");
 
         if soft_fail {
             services().rooms.timeline.append_incoming_pdu(
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ impl Service {
             ));
         }
 
-        info!("Appending pdu to timeline");
+        debug!("Appending pdu to timeline");
         extremities.insert(incoming_pdu.event_id.clone());
 
         // Now that the event has passed all auth it is added into the timeline.
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ impl Service {
             &state_lock,
         )?;
 
-        info!("Appended incoming pdu");
+        debug!("Appended incoming pdu");
 
         // Event has passed all auth/stateres checks
         drop(state_lock);
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ impl Service {
         room_version_id: &RoomVersionId,
         incoming_state: HashMap<u64, Arc<EventId>>,
     ) -> Result<Arc<HashSet<CompressedStateEvent>>> {
-        info!("Loading current room state ids");
+        debug!("Loading current room state ids");
         let current_sstatehash = services()
             .rooms
             .state
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ impl Service {
             );
         }
 
-        info!("Loading fork states");
+        debug!("Loading fork states");
 
         let fork_states: Vec<_> = fork_states
             .into_iter()
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ impl Service {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        info!("Resolving state");
+        debug!("Resolving state");
 
         let lock = services().globals.stateres_mutex.lock();
         let state = match state_res::resolve(room_version_id, &fork_states, auth_chain_sets, |id| {
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ impl Service {
 
         drop(lock);
 
-        info!("State resolution done. Compressing state");
+        debug!("State resolution done. Compressing state");
 
         let new_room_state = state
             .into_iter()
diff --git a/src/utils/error.rs b/src/utils/error.rs
index 4f044ca..5ffb38c 100644
--- a/src/utils/error.rs
+++ b/src/utils/error.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use ruma::{
     OwnedServerName,
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
-use tracing::{error, warn};
+use tracing::{error, info};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "persy")]
 use persy::PersyError;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl Error {
             _ => (Unknown, StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR),
         };
 
-        warn!("{}: {}", status_code, message);
+        info!("Returning an error: {}: {}", status_code, message);
 
         RumaResponse(UiaaResponse::MatrixError(RumaError {
             body: ErrorBody::Standard { kind, message },