diff --git a/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_receiver.c b/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_receiver.c
index 9b9fc0d1d25..a74fc1a68d6 100644
--- a/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_receiver.c
+++ b/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_receiver.c
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ int vnc_receiver(FAR struct vnc_session_s *session)
         {
           case RFB_SETPIXELFMT_MSG:    /* SetPixelFormat */
             {
+              gvdbg("Received SetPixelFormat\n");
+
               /* Read the rest of the SetPixelFormat message */
 
               ret = vnc_read_remainder(session,
@@ -172,6 +174,8 @@ int vnc_receiver(FAR struct vnc_session_s *session)
               FAR struct rfb_setencodings_s *encodings;
               uint32_t nencodings;
 
+              gvdbg("Received SetEncodings\n");
+
               /* Read the SetEncodings message without the following
                * encodings.
                */
@@ -212,6 +216,8 @@ int vnc_receiver(FAR struct vnc_session_s *session)
               FAR struct rfb_fbupdatereq_s *update;
               struct nxgl_rect_s rect;
 
+              gvdbg("Received FramebufferUpdateRequest\n");
+
               /* Read the rest of the SetPixelFormat message */
 
               ret = vnc_read_remainder(session,
@@ -246,6 +252,8 @@ int vnc_receiver(FAR struct vnc_session_s *session)
             {
               FAR struct rfb_keyevent_s *keyevent;
 
+              gvdbg("Received KeyEvent\n");
+
               /* Read the rest of the KeyEvent message */
 
               ret = vnc_read_remainder(session,
@@ -273,6 +281,7 @@ int vnc_receiver(FAR struct vnc_session_s *session)
               FAR struct rfb_pointerevent_s *event;
               uint8_t buttons;
 #endif
+              gvdbg("Received PointerEvent\n");
 
               /* Read the rest of the PointerEvent message */
 
@@ -328,6 +337,8 @@ int vnc_receiver(FAR struct vnc_session_s *session)
               FAR struct rfb_clientcuttext_s *cuttext;
               uint32_t length;
 
+              gvdbg("Received ClientCutText\n");
+
               /* Read the ClientCutText message without the following
                * text.
                */
diff --git a/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_server.c b/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_server.c
index 653e2bc3ac9..eba4afb8189 100644
--- a/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_server.c
+++ b/graphics/vnc/server/vnc_server.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int vnc_connect(FAR struct vnc_session_s *session, int port)
 
   /* Connect to the client */
 
-  gvdbg("Acception connection for display %d\n", session->display);
+  gvdbg("Accepting connection for Display %d\n", session->display);
 
   ret = psock_accept(&session->listen, NULL, NULL, &session->connect);
   if (ret < 0)
@@ -236,9 +236,6 @@ int vnc_server(int argc, FAR char *argv[])
   int display;
   int ret;
 
-  gvdbg("Server Started\n");
-  DEBUGASSERT(session != NULL);
-
   /* A single argument is expected:  A diplay port number in ASCII form */
 
   if (argc != 2)
@@ -256,7 +253,7 @@ int vnc_server(int argc, FAR char *argv[])
       goto errout_with_post;
     }
 
-  gvdbg("Display %d\n", display);
+  gvdbg("Server started for Display %d\n", display);
 
   /* Allocate the framebuffer memory.  We rely on the fact that
    * the KMM allocator will align memory to 32-bits or better.