diff --git a/llarp/dht/messages/gotrouter.cpp b/llarp/dht/messages/gotrouter.cpp
index bcc2a9b1e..64115bbe9 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/messages/gotrouter.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/messages/gotrouter.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ namespace llarp
 
       if(dht.pendingExploreLookups().HasPendingLookupFrom(owner))
       {
+        LogDebug("got ", N.size(), " results in GRM for explore");
         if(N.size() == 0)
           dht.pendingExploreLookups().NotFound(owner, K);
         else
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ namespace llarp
       // not explore lookup
       if(dht.pendingRouterLookups().HasPendingLookupFrom(owner))
       {
+        LogDebug("got ", R.size(), " results in GRM for lookup");
         if(R.size() == 0)
           dht.pendingRouterLookups().NotFound(owner, K);
         else
diff --git a/llarp/dht/recursiverouterlookup.cpp b/llarp/dht/recursiverouterlookup.cpp
index ae7b44ede..f0bcb1b84 100644
--- a/llarp/dht/recursiverouterlookup.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dht/recursiverouterlookup.cpp
@@ -76,11 +76,10 @@ namespace llarp
         parent->DHTSendTo(
             whoasked.node.as_array(),
             new GotRouterMessage({}, whoasked.txid, valuesFound, false), false);
-
-        // store this in our nodedb for caching
-        if(valuesFound.size() > 0)
-          parent->StoreRC(valuesFound[0]);
       }
+      // store this in our nodedb for caching
+      if(valuesFound.size() > 0)
+        parent->StoreRC(valuesFound[0]);
     }
   }  // namespace dht
 }  // namespace llarp