diff --git a/src/core/player.rs b/src/core/player.rs
index 0c9c4ff..768d018 100644
--- a/src/core/player.rs
+++ b/src/core/player.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ pub enum JoinResult {
 }
 
 /// Player update event type which is sent to a player actor and from there to a connection handler.
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum Updates {
     RoomTopicChanged {
         room_id: RoomId,
diff --git a/src/projections/irc/mod.rs b/src/projections/irc/mod.rs
index e5cc7de..afbf10f 100644
--- a/src/projections/irc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/projections/irc/mod.rs
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ async fn handle_update(
     rooms: &RoomRegistry,
     update: Updates,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    log::debug!("Sending irc message to player {player_id:?} on update {update:?}");
     match update {
         Updates::RoomJoined {
             new_member_id,
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ async fn handle_incoming_message(
             ClientMessage::Ping { token } => {
                 ServerMessage {
                     tags: vec![],
-                    sender: None,
+                    sender: Some(config.server_name.clone()),
                     body: ServerMessageBody::Pong {
                         from: config.server_name.clone(),
                         token,