diff --git a/backfill.go b/backfill.go
index 541f34c..6e0f0a1 100644
--- a/backfill.go
+++ b/backfill.go
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (portal *Portal) forwardBackfillInitial(source *User, thread *Thread) {
-	defer portal.forwardBackfillLock.Unlock()
+	log := portal.log
+	defer func() {
+		log.Debug().Msg("Forward backfill finished, unlocking lock")
+		portal.forwardBackfillLock.Unlock()
+	}()
 	// This should only be called from CreateMatrixRoom which locks forwardBackfillLock before creating the room.
 	if portal.forwardBackfillLock.TryLock() {
 		panic("forwardBackfillInitial() called without locking forwardBackfillLock")
@@ -35,14 +39,14 @@ func (portal *Portal) forwardBackfillInitial(source *User, thread *Thread) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	with := portal.log.With().
+	with := log.With().
 		Str("action", "initial backfill").
 		Str("room_id", portal.MXID.String()).
 		Int("limit", limit)
 	if thread != nil {
 		with = with.Str("thread_id", thread.ID)
 	}
-	log := with.Logger()
+	log = with.Logger()
 
 	portal.backfillLimited(log, source, limit, "", thread)
 }
@@ -231,7 +235,6 @@ func (portal *Portal) forwardBatchSend(log zerolog.Logger, source *User, message
 		}
 	}
 	portal.bridge.DB.Message.MassInsert(portal.Key, dbMessages)
-	log.Info().Msg("Inserted backfilled batch to database")
 }
 
 func (portal *Portal) convertMessageBatch(log zerolog.Logger, source *User, messages []*discordgo.Message, thread *Thread) ([]*event.Event, []*discordgo.Message, []database.Message) {
diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
index f13c69a..6d14f3d 100644
--- a/portal.go
+++ b/portal.go
@@ -549,13 +549,15 @@ func (portal *Portal) CreateMatrixRoom(user *User, channel *discordgo.Channel) e
 
 func (portal *Portal) handleDiscordMessages(msg portalDiscordMessage) {
 	if portal.MXID == "" {
-		_, ok := msg.msg.(*discordgo.MessageCreate)
+		msgCreate, ok := msg.msg.(*discordgo.MessageCreate)
 		if !ok {
 			portal.log.Warn().Msg("Can't create Matrix room from non new message event")
 			return
 		}
 
-		portal.log.Debug().Msg("Creating Matrix room from incoming message")
+		portal.log.Debug().
+			Str("message_id", msgCreate.ID).
+			Msg("Creating Matrix room from incoming message")
 		if err := portal.CreateMatrixRoom(msg.user, nil); err != nil {
 			portal.log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to create portal room")
 			return
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index d2a26ee..9890184 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -1199,11 +1199,21 @@ func (user *User) pushPortalMessage(msg interface{}, typeName, channelID, guildI
 		return
 	}
 
-	portal.discordMessages <- portalDiscordMessage{
+	wrappedMsg := portalDiscordMessage{
 		msg:    msg,
 		user:   user,
 		thread: thread,
 	}
+	select {
+	case portal.discordMessages <- wrappedMsg:
+	default:
+		user.log.Warn().
+			Str("discord_event", typeName).
+			Str("guild_id", guildID).
+			Str("channel_id", channelID).
+			Msg("Portal message buffer is full")
+		portal.discordMessages <- wrappedMsg
+	}
 }
 
 type CustomReadReceipt struct {