diff --git a/syncer/bootstrap.go b/syncer/bootstrap.go
index fa13c4a..d31ce52 100644
--- a/syncer/bootstrap.go
+++ b/syncer/bootstrap.go
@@ -60,8 +60,14 @@ var (
 
 	// ZenBootstrapPeers is a list of peers for the Zen network.
 	ZenBootstrapPeers = []string{
-		"147.135.16.182:9881",
-		"147.135.39.109:9881",
-		"51.81.208.10:9881",
+		"141.94.161.198:9881",
+		"15.204.141.235:9881",
+		"51.79.16.87:9881",
+		"141.94.161.198:9881",
+		"31.208.123.47:9881",
+		"62.30.63.90:9881",
+		"162.19.232.38:9881",
+		"15.204.160.10:10881",
+		"51.81.56.133:9881",
 	}
 )
diff --git a/syncer/syncer.go b/syncer/syncer.go
index f4c9b77..e52c463 100644
--- a/syncer/syncer.go
+++ b/syncer/syncer.go
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ func (s *Syncer) peerLoop() error {
 		}
 		candidates := peersForConnect()
 		if len(candidates) == 0 {
+			log.Debug("no peers to connect to")
 			discoverPeers()
 			continue
 		}
@@ -512,8 +513,10 @@ func (s *Syncer) peerLoop() error {
 			// NOTE: we don't bother logging failure here, since it's common and
 			// not particularly interesting or actionable
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(s.shutdownCtx, s.config.ConnectTimeout)
-			if _, err := s.Connect(ctx, p); err == nil {
-				s.log.Debug("connected to peer", zap.String("peer", p))
+			if _, err := s.Connect(ctx, p); err != nil {
+				log.Debug("connected to peer", zap.String("peer", p))
+			} else {
+				log.Debug("failed to connect to peer", zap.String("peer", p), zap.Error(err))
 			}
 			cancel()
 			lastTried[p] = time.Now()