diff --git a/docs/source/device/manus.rst b/docs/source/device/manus.rst
index 42a27eb87c..19d04b42ed 100644
--- a/docs/source/device/manus.rst
+++ b/docs/source/device/manus.rst
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ Manus flex transforms; hosts that mask against a re-framed skeleton must apply
 their own sensor-pose processing.
 
 This path requires CloudXR tensor **push** extensions
-(``XR_NVX1_push_tensor`` and ``XR_NVX1_tensor_data``). When sensors first become
-available the plugin logs ``sensors=on`` once per side.
+(``XR_NVX1_push_tensor`` and ``XR_NVX1_tensor_data``).
 
 Host-side consumption example:
 
@@ -300,6 +299,9 @@ Troubleshooting
        building, set ``LD_LIBRARY_PATH`` to its ``lib/`` directory.
    * - No data received
      - Ensure MANUS Core is running and the gloves are connected and calibrated.
+       The plugin logs ``Left glove connected (ID <n>); start streaming.`` (or
+       ``Right ...``) when MANUS Core reports a glove; without that line it has
+       no glove to stream.
    * - CloudXR runtime errors
      - Check that a runtime is serving with ``python -m isaaccapture.cloudxr.service status``,
        and that ``~/.cloudxr/run/cloudxr.env`` has been sourced in the same
diff --git a/src/plugins/manus/core/inc/manus/manus_hand_tracking_plugin.hpp b/src/plugins/manus/core/inc/manus/manus_hand_tracking_plugin.hpp
index fc51d6a87d..8370414af8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/manus/core/inc/manus/manus_hand_tracking_plugin.hpp
+++ b/src/plugins/manus/core/inc/manus/manus_hand_tracking_plugin.hpp
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ class __attribute__((visibility("default"))) ManusTracker
     mutable std::mutex m_sensor_mutex;
     std::array<uint32_t, 2> m_sensor_count{ { 0, 0 } };
     std::array<std::array<ManusTransform, kManusSensorCount>, 2> m_sensor_transforms{};
-    std::array<bool, 2> m_sensors_logged_on{ { false, false } };
 
     // OpenXR State
     std::shared_ptr<core::OpenXRSession> m_session;
diff --git a/src/plugins/manus/core/manus_hand_tracking_plugin.cpp b/src/plugins/manus/core/manus_hand_tracking_plugin.cpp
index 0fcfbe4774..eb266ffc79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/manus/core/manus_hand_tracking_plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/manus/core/manus_hand_tracking_plugin.cpp
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ bool ManusTracker::apply_glove_calibration(uint32_t glove_id, bool is_left)
         return false;
     }
 
-    m_logger->info("Applied {} glove calibration file to glove id={}", is_left ? "left" : "right", glove_id);
+    m_logger->debug("Applied {} glove calibration file to glove id={}", is_left ? "left" : "right", glove_id);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ void ManusTracker::OnLandscapeStream(const Landscape* landscape)
             {
                 tracker.left_glove_id = glove.id;
                 tracker.m_calibration_failed[0] = !tracker.apply_glove_calibration(glove.id, true);
+                tracker.m_logger->info("Left glove connected (ID {}); start streaming.", glove.id);
             }
             // Fetch bone topology once on connect
             uint32_t nc = 0;
@@ -784,6 +785,7 @@ void ManusTracker::OnLandscapeStream(const Landscape* landscape)
             {
                 tracker.right_glove_id = glove.id;
                 tracker.m_calibration_failed[1] = !tracker.apply_glove_calibration(glove.id, false);
+                tracker.m_logger->info("Right glove connected (ID {}); start streaming.", glove.id);
             }
             uint32_t nc = 0;
             if (get_raw_skeleton_node_count(glove.id, nc) == SDKReturnCode::SDKReturnCode_Success && nc > 0)
@@ -1018,12 +1020,6 @@ void ManusTracker::push_sensor_side(bool is_left, core::SchemaPusher& pusher)
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!m_sensors_logged_on[side])
-    {
-        m_sensors_logged_on[side] = true;
-        m_logger->info("{} sensors=on", is_left ? "left" : "right");
-    }
-
     std::vector<core::JointSe3Pose> joints;
     joints.reserve(static_cast<size_t>(kManusSensorCount));
     for (int sensor = 0; sensor < kManusSensorCount; ++sensor)