diff --git a/src-tauri/src/downloaded_browsers_registry.rs b/src-tauri/src/downloaded_browsers_registry.rs
index 2290202..7a0b8f7 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/downloaded_browsers_registry.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/downloaded_browsers_registry.rs
@@ -1237,12 +1237,13 @@ pub async fn ensure_active_browsers_downloaded(
     // Check if any version is already downloaded
     let existing = registry.get_downloaded_versions(browser);
     if !existing.is_empty() {
-      log::debug!(
-        "Skipping {browser}: already have {} version(s) downloaded",
+      log::info!(
+        "ensure_active: Skipping {browser}: already have {} version(s) downloaded",
         existing.len()
       );
       continue;
     }
+    log::info!("ensure_active: No {browser} versions found, will download");
 
     // Get the latest release type for this browser
     let release_types = match version_manager.get_browser_release_types(browser).await {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/downloader.rs b/src-tauri/src/downloader.rs
index 09dbd1a..01b82d3 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/downloader.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/downloader.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ pub struct Downloader {
 impl Downloader {
   fn new() -> Self {
     Self {
-      client: Client::new(),
+      client: Client::builder()
+        .connect_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
+        .build()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| Client::new()),
       api_client: ApiClient::instance(),
       registry: crate::downloaded_browsers_registry::DownloadedBrowsersRegistry::instance(),
       version_service: crate::browser_version_manager::BrowserVersionManager::instance(),
@@ -304,9 +307,15 @@ impl Downloader {
     let file_path = dest_path.join(&download_info.filename);
 
     // Resolve the actual download URL
+    log::info!(
+      "Resolving download URL for {} {}",
+      browser_type.as_str(),
+      version
+    );
     let download_url = self
       .resolve_download_url(browser_type.clone(), version, download_info)
       .await?;
+    log::info!("Download URL resolved: {}", download_url);
 
     // Determine if we have a partial file to resume
     let mut existing_size: u64 = 0;
@@ -329,7 +338,13 @@ impl Downloader {
         request = request.header("Range", format!("bytes={existing_size}-"));
       }
 
+      log::info!("Sending download request...");
       let first = request.send().await?;
+      log::info!(
+        "Download response received: status={}, content-length={:?}",
+        first.status(),
+        first.content_length()
+      );
 
       if first.status().as_u16() == 416 && existing_size > 0 {
         // Partial file on disk is not acceptable to the server — remove it and retry from scratch