diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 287af42ae0..2853c9d980 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6068,6 +6068,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "bip39",
  "coconut-interface",
+ "colored",
  "config",
  "cosmrs",
  "cosmwasm-std",
diff --git a/common/client-libs/validator-client/Cargo.toml b/common/client-libs/validator-client/Cargo.toml
index 3755d9ee39..c762f44092 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/validator-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/client-libs/validator-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ rust-version = "1.56"
 
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.13"
+colored = "2.0"
 mixnet-contract-common = { path= "../../cosmwasm-smart-contracts/mixnet-contract" }
 vesting-contract-common = { path= "../../cosmwasm-smart-contracts/vesting-contract" }
 vesting-contract = { path = "../../../contracts/vesting" }
diff --git a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/connection_tester.rs b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/connection_tester.rs
index 92dd9d40b2..6a19c6ec74 100644
--- a/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/connection_tester.rs
+++ b/common/client-libs/validator-client/src/connection_tester.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::nymd::{NymdClient, QueryNymdClient};
 use crate::ApiClient;
 use network_defaults::all::Network;
 
+use colored::Colorize;
 use core::fmt;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ async fn test_nymd_connection(
     url: &Url,
     client: &NymdClient<QueryNymdClient>,
 ) -> ConnectionResult {
-    log::info!("{network}: {url}: checking nymd connection");
     let result = match timeout(
         Duration::from_secs(CONNECTION_TEST_TIMEOUT_SEC),
         client.get_mixnet_contract_version(),
@@ -93,30 +93,39 @@ async fn test_nymd_connection(
     {
         Ok(Err(NymdError::TendermintError(e))) => {
             // If we get a tendermint-rpc error, we classify the node as not contactable
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: nymd connection test failed: {}", e);
+            log::debug!("Checking: nymd_url: {network}: {url}: failed: {}", e);
             false
         }
         Ok(Err(NymdError::AbciError(code, log))) => {
             // We accept the mixnet contract not found as ok from a connection standpoint. This happens
             // for example on a pre-launch network.
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: nymd abci error: {code}: {log}");
+            log::debug!(
+                "Checking: nymd_url: {network}: {url}: {}, but with abci error: {code}: {log}",
+                "success".green()
+            );
             code == 18
         }
         Ok(Err(error @ NymdError::NoContractAddressAvailable)) => {
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: nymd connection test failed: {error}");
+            log::debug!(
+                "Checking: nymd_url: {network}: {url}: {}: {error}",
+                "failed".red()
+            );
             false
         }
         Ok(Err(e)) => {
             // For any other error, we're optimistic and just try anyway.
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: nymd connection test response ok, but with error: {e}");
+            log::debug!(
+                "Checking: nymd_url: {network}: {url}: {}, but with error: {e}",
+                "success".green()
+            );
             true
         }
         Ok(Ok(_)) => {
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: nymd connection test successful");
+            log::debug!("Checking: nymd_url: {network}: {url}: {}", "success".green());
             true
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: nymd connection test failed: {e}");
+            log::debug!("Checking: nymd_url: {network}: {url}: {}: {e}", "failed".red());
             false
         }
     };
@@ -124,7 +133,6 @@ async fn test_nymd_connection(
 }
 
 async fn test_api_connection(network: Network, url: &Url, client: &ApiClient) -> ConnectionResult {
-    log::info!("{network}: {url}: checking api connection");
     let result = match timeout(
         Duration::from_secs(CONNECTION_TEST_TIMEOUT_SEC),
         client.get_cached_mixnodes(),
@@ -132,15 +140,21 @@ async fn test_api_connection(network: Network, url: &Url, client: &ApiClient) ->
     .await
     {
         Ok(Ok(_)) => {
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: api connection test successful");
+            log::debug!("Checking: api_url: {network}: {url}: {}", "success".green());
             true
         }
         Ok(Err(e)) => {
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: api connection test failed: {e}");
+            log::debug!(
+                "Checking: api_url: {network}: {url}: {}: {e}",
+                "failed".red()
+            );
             false
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            log::debug!("{network}: {url}: api connection test failed: {e}");
+            log::debug!(
+                "Checking: api_url: {network}: {url}: {}: {e}",
+                "failed".red()
+            );
             false
         }
     };
diff --git a/nym-wallet/Cargo.lock b/nym-wallet/Cargo.lock
index 7bec54729a..3f5a26d260 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/Cargo.lock
+++ b/nym-wallet/Cargo.lock
@@ -551,6 +551,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "colored"
+version = "2.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b3616f750b84d8f0de8a58bda93e08e2a81ad3f523089b05f1dffecab48c6cbd"
+dependencies = [
+ "atty",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "config"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2755,6 +2766,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bip39",
  "cfg-if",
  "coconut-interface",
+ "colored",
  "config",
  "cosmrs",
  "cosmwasm-std",
@@ -5114,6 +5126,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "bip39",
  "coconut-interface",
+ "colored",
  "config",
  "cosmrs",
  "cosmwasm-std",
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 4512f63f89..55714076cb 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ tauri-macros = "=1.0.0-rc.1"
 [dependencies]
 bip39 = "1.0"
 cfg-if = "1.0.0"
+colored = "2.0"
 dirs = "4.0"
 dotenv = "0.15.0"
 eyre = "0.6.5"
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/config/mod.rs b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/config/mod.rs
index 1299660f61..0c6c256859 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use crate::{error::BackendError, network::Network as WalletNetwork};
 use config::defaults::{all::SupportedNetworks, ValidatorDetails};
 use config::NymConfig;
+use core::fmt;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ impl Config {
       .send()
       .await?;
     self.base.fetched_validators = serde_json::from_str(&response.text().await?)?;
+    log::debug!("Received validator urls: \n{}", self.base.fetched_validators);
     Ok(())
   }
 }
@@ -197,6 +199,14 @@ impl TryFrom<ValidatorDetails> for ValidatorUrl {
   }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for ValidatorUrl {
+  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+    let s1 = format!("nymd_url: {}", self.nymd_url);
+    let s2 = self.api_url.as_ref().map(|url| format!(", api_url: {}", url));
+    write!(f, "    {}{},", s1, s2.unwrap_or_default())
+  }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 struct OptionalValidators {
@@ -219,6 +229,27 @@ impl OptionalValidators {
   }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for OptionalValidators {
+  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+    let s1 = self
+      .mainnet
+      .as_ref()
+      .map(|validators| format!("mainnet: [\n{}\n]", validators.iter().format("\n")))
+      .unwrap_or_default();
+    let s2 = self
+      .sandbox
+      .as_ref()
+      .map(|validators| format!(",\nsandbox: [\n{}\n]", validators.iter().format("\n")))
+      .unwrap_or_default();
+    let s3 = self
+      .qa
+      .as_ref()
+      .map(|validators| format!(",\nqa: [\n{}\n]", validators.iter().format("\n")))
+      .unwrap_or_default();
+    write!(f, "{}{}{}", s1, s2, s3)
+  }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
   use super::*;
diff --git a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/operations/mixnet/account.rs b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/operations/mixnet/account.rs
index 396d3913d0..56a051ae34 100644
--- a/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/operations/mixnet/account.rs
+++ b/nym-wallet/src-tauri/src/operations/mixnet/account.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use bip39::{Language, Mnemonic};
 use config::defaults::all::Network;
 use config::defaults::COSMOS_DERIVATION_PATH;
 use cosmrs::bip32::DerivationPath;
+use itertools::Itertools;
 use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -163,6 +164,13 @@ async fn _connect_with_mnemonic(
   update_validator_urls(state.clone()).await?;
   let config = state.read().await.config();
 
+  for network in WalletNetwork::iter() {
+    log::debug!(
+      "List of validators for {network}: [\n{}\n]",
+      config.get_validators(network).format(",\n")
+    );
+  }
+
   // Run connection tests on all nymd and validator-api endpoints
   let (nymd_urls, api_urls) = {
     let mixnet_contract_address = WalletNetwork::iter()
@@ -226,7 +234,7 @@ fn select_random_responding_nymd_url(
       nymd_urls.choose(&mut rand::thread_rng()).cloned()
     })
     .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-      log::debug!("{network}: nymd_url: using default");
+      log::debug!("No passing nymd_urls for {network}: using default");
       config
         .get_nymd_urls(network)
         .next()
@@ -249,7 +257,7 @@ fn select_first_responding_api_url(
         .find_map(|(url, result)| if *result { Some(url.clone()) } else { None })
     })
     .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-      log::debug!("{network}: api_url: using default");
+      log::debug!("No passing api_urls for {network}: using default");
       config
         .get_api_urls(network)
         .next()
@@ -268,8 +276,8 @@ fn create_clients(
     let nymd_url = select_random_responding_nymd_url(nymd_urls, network, config);
     let api_url = select_first_responding_api_url(api_urls, network, config);
 
-    log::info!("{network}: nymd_url: using: {nymd_url}");
-    log::info!("{network}: api_url: using: {api_url}");
+    log::info!("Connecting to: nymd_url: {nymd_url} for {network}");
+    log::info!("Connecting to: api_url: {api_url} for {network}");
 
     let client = validator_client::Client::new_signing(
       validator_client::Config::new(