diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 962c3a1b..d07ba239 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gin-contrib/logger v1.2.6
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.10.1
 	github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2 v2.16.5
+	github.com/google/flatbuffers v25.2.10+incompatible
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/guregu/null/v6 v6.0.0
 	github.com/gwatts/rootcerts v0.0.0-20250901182336-dc5ae18bd79f
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.0
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.17.0
 	github.com/psanford/httpreadat v0.1.0
+	github.com/rs/xid v1.6.0
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.34.0
 	github.com/sourcegraph/tf-dag v0.2.2-0.20250131204052-3e8ff1477b4f
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e19fa9e6..57576a3a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.26.0/go.mod h1:I5QpIEbmr8On7W0TktmJAu
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.5 h1:Fq85nIqj+gXn/S5ahsiTlK3TmC85qgirsdTP/+DeaC4=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.5/go.mod h1:oq7eo15ShAhp70Anwd5lgX2pLfOS3QCiwU/PULtXL6M=
 github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
+github.com/google/flatbuffers v25.2.10+incompatible h1:F3vclr7C3HpB1k9mxCGRMXq6FdUalZ6H/pNX4FP1v0Q=
+github.com/google/flatbuffers v25.2.10+incompatible/go.mod h1:1AeVuKshWv4vARoZatz6mlQ0JxURH0Kv5+zNeJKJCa8=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 h1:WdRxkvbJztn8LMz/QEvLN5sBU+xKpSqwwUO1Pjr4qDs=
 github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:eQICP3HwyT7UooqI/z+Ov+PtYAWygg1TEWWzGIFLtro=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1 h1:UQB4HGPB6osV0SQTLymcB4TgvyWu6ZyliaW0tI/otEQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.14.1/go.mod h1:MaRKkUm5W0goXpeCfT7UZI6fk/L7L7so1lCWt35ZSgc=
+github.com/rs/xid v1.6.0 h1:fV591PaemRlL6JfRxGDEPl69wICngIQ3shQtzfy2gxU=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:7XoLgs4eV+QndskICGsho+ADou8ySMSjJKDIan90Nz0=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.34.0 h1:k43nTLIwcTVQAncfCw4KZ2VY6ukYoZaBPNOE8txlOeY=
 github.com/rs/zerolog v1.34.0/go.mod h1:bJsvje4Z08ROH4Nhs5iH600c3IkWhwp44iRc54W6wYQ=
diff --git a/hidrpc.go b/hidrpc.go
index a81e115a..46a8ced7 100644
--- a/hidrpc.go
+++ b/hidrpc.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jetkvm/kvm/internal/hidrpc"
 	"github.com/jetkvm/kvm/internal/usbgadget"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
 func handleHidRPCMessage(message hidrpc.Message, session *Session) {
@@ -87,7 +88,9 @@ func onHidMessage(msg hidQueueMessage, session *Session) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	scopedLogger = scopedLogger.With().Str("descr", message.String()).Logger()
+	if scopedLogger.GetLevel() <= zerolog.DebugLevel {
+		scopedLogger = scopedLogger.With().Str("descr", message.String()).Logger()
+	}
 
 	t := time.Now()
 
@@ -184,8 +187,10 @@ func (s *Session) reportHidRPCKeyboardLedState(state usbgadget.KeyboardState) {
 
 func (s *Session) reportHidRPCKeysDownState(state usbgadget.KeysDownState) {
 	if !s.hidRPCAvailable {
+		usbLogger.Debug().Interface("state", state).Msg("reporting keys down state")
 		writeJSONRPCEvent("keysDownState", state, s)
 	}
+	usbLogger.Debug().Interface("state", state).Msg("reporting keys down state, calling reportHidRPC")
 	reportHidRPC(state, s)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go b/internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go
index 76e5a125..53e232c0 100644
--- a/internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go
+++ b/internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rs/xid"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
 
 var keyboardConfig = gadgetConfigItem{
@@ -188,7 +191,7 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) scheduleAutoRelease(key byte) {
 	}
 
 	u.kbdAutoReleaseTimer = time.AfterFunc(autoReleaseKeyboardInterval, func() {
-		u.performAutoRelease(key)
+		u.performAutoRelease()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -216,10 +219,12 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) DelayAutoRelease() {
 	u.log.Trace().Msg("auto-release timer reset")
 }
 
-func (u *UsbGadget) performAutoRelease(key byte) {
+func (u *UsbGadget) performAutoRelease() {
 	u.log.Trace().Msg("performing autoRelease")
 	u.kbdAutoReleaseLock.Lock()
-	defer unlockWithLog(&u.kbdAutoReleaseLock, u.log, "autoRelease performed")
+	defer unlockWithLog(&u.kbdAutoReleaseLock, u.log, "autoRelease unlocked")
+
+	key := u.kbdAutoReleaseLastKey
 
 	select {
 	case <-u.keyboardStateCtx.Done():
@@ -228,7 +233,8 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) performAutoRelease(key byte) {
 	}
 
 	// we just reset the keyboard state to 0 no matter what
-	_, err := u.keypressReport(0, false, false)
+	u.log.Trace().Uint8("key", key).Msg("auto-releasing keyboard key")
+	_, err := u.keypressReport(key, false, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		u.log.Warn().Uint8("key", key).Msg("failed to auto-release keyboard key")
 	}
@@ -399,12 +405,20 @@ var KeyCodeToMaskMap = map[byte]byte{
 func (u *UsbGadget) keypressReportNonThreadSafe(key byte, press bool, autoRelease bool) (KeysDownState, error) {
 	defer u.resetUserInputTime()
 
+	l := u.log.With().Uint8("key", key).Bool("press", press).Bool("autoRelease", autoRelease).Logger()
+	if l.GetLevel() <= zerolog.DebugLevel {
+		requestID := xid.New()
+		l = l.With().Str("requestID", requestID.String()).Logger()
+	}
+
 	// IMPORTANT: This code parallels the logic in the kernel's hid-gadget driver
 	// for handling key presses and releases. It ensures that the USB gadget
 	// behaves similarly to a real USB HID keyboard. This logic is paralleled
 	// in the client/browser-side code in useKeyboard.ts so make sure to keep
 	// them in sync.
-	var state = u.keysDownState
+	var state = u.GetKeysDownState()
+	l.Trace().Interface("state", state).Msg("got keys down state")
+
 	modifier := state.Modifier
 	keys := append([]byte(nil), state.Keys...)
 
@@ -444,37 +458,45 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) keypressReportNonThreadSafe(key byte, press bool, autoReleas
 		// If we reach here it means we didn't find an empty slot or the key in the buffer
 		if overrun {
 			if press {
-				u.log.Error().Uint8("key", key).Msg("keyboard buffer overflow, key not added")
+				l.Error().Msg("keyboard buffer overflow, key not added")
 				// Fill all key slots with ErrorRollOver (0x01) to indicate overflow
 				for i := range keys {
 					keys[i] = hidErrorRollOver
 				}
 			} else {
 				// If we are releasing a key, and we didn't find it in a slot, who cares?
-				u.log.Warn().Uint8("key", key).Msg("key not found in buffer, nothing to release")
+				l.Warn().Msg("key not found in buffer, nothing to release")
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	if l.GetLevel() <= zerolog.DebugLevel {
+		l = l.With().Uint8("modifier", modifier).Uints8("keys", keys).Logger()
+	}
+
+	l.Trace().Msg("writing keypress report to hidg0")
+
 	err := u.keyboardWriteHidFile(modifier, keys)
 	if err != nil {
-		u.log.Warn().Uint8("modifier", modifier).Uints8("keys", keys).Msg("Could not write keypress report to hidg0")
+		l.Warn().Msg("Could not write keypress report to hidg0")
 	}
 
+	l.Trace().Msg("keypress report written to hidg0")
+
 	if press {
 		{
-			u.log.Trace().Msg("acquiring kbdAutoReleaseLock to update last key")
+			l.Trace().Msg("acquiring kbdAutoReleaseLock to update last key")
 			u.kbdAutoReleaseLock.Lock()
 			u.kbdAutoReleaseLastKey = key
 			unlockWithLog(&u.kbdAutoReleaseLock, u.log, "last key updated")
 		}
 
 		if autoRelease {
-			u.cancelAutoRelease()
+			u.scheduleAutoRelease(key)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if autoRelease {
-			u.scheduleAutoRelease(key)
+			u.cancelAutoRelease()
 		}
 	}