diff --git a/frontend/main.go b/frontend/main.go
index 393e85a..3793166 100644
--- a/frontend/main.go
+++ b/frontend/main.go
@@ -91,12 +91,31 @@ func main() {
 	mux.Handle("POST /account/tags/{id}/photo", app.RequireAuth(app.UploadPhoto))
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET /photos/{key...}", app.ServePhoto)
 
+	// Request logging: every hit (method, path, status, duration) goes to stdout
+	// so we can see exactly what phones send (diagnostics for the scan flow).
+	handler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		start := time.Now()
+		rec := &statusRecorder{ResponseWriter: w, status: 200}
+		mux.ServeHTTP(rec, r)
+		log.Printf("%s %s -> %d (%s)", r.Method, r.URL.RequestURI(), rec.status, time.Since(start).Round(time.Millisecond))
+	})
+
 	srv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:         addr,
-		Handler:      mux,
+		Handler:      handler,
 		ReadTimeout:  10 * time.Second,
 		WriteTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
 	}
 	log.Println("wherewoof listening on", addr)
 	log.Fatal(srv.ListenAndServe())
 }
+
+type statusRecorder struct {
+	http.ResponseWriter
+	status int
+}
+
+func (r *statusRecorder) WriteHeader(code int) {
+	r.status = code
+	r.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(code)
+}
diff --git a/frontend/templates/tag-public.html b/frontend/templates/tag-public.html
index 4cd592e..e24462c 100644
--- a/frontend/templates/tag-public.html
+++ b/frontend/templates/tag-public.html
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@
             {timeout: 20000, maximumAge: 0}
           );
         }
+        // Fire a scan immediately so a tag view always reports (and alerts) —
+        // location is an upgrade, never a gate.
+        sendScan(null, null);
         if (btn) btn.addEventListener("click", tryLocation);
         tryLocation();
       })();