diff --git a/proof/verifier.go b/proof/verifier.go
index c83cfce2f..314d5072c 100644
--- a/proof/verifier.go
+++ b/proof/verifier.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"runtime"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2"
@@ -178,10 +181,10 @@ func verifyTaprootProof(anchor *wire.MsgTx, proof *TaprootProof,
 	)
 
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: derived_keys=%s, expected_key=%x, "+
-		"output_index=%d, internal_key=%x, method=%s",
+		"output_index=%d, internal_key=%x, asset_id=%s, method=%s",
 		commitment.ErrInvalidTaprootProof, keysForLog, expectedKey,
 		proof.OutputIndex, proof.InternalKey.SerializeCompressed(),
-		method)
+		a.ID().String(), method)
 }
 
 // verifyInclusionProof verifies the InclusionProof is valid.
@@ -373,9 +376,26 @@ func (p *Proof) verifyV0ExclusionProofs(
 	// Correctly validated proofs are removed from the set. That means, if
 	// there are any outputs left in the set, it means that there are
 	// missing proofs for those outputs.
-	if len(p2trOutputs) > 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: missing exclusion proof(s)",
-			ErrInvalidCommitmentProof)
+	if len(p2trOutputs) != 0 {
+		// Collect and sort the missing output indexes for stable
+		// logging/errors.
+		indexes := make([]int, 0, len(p2trOutputs))
+		for i := range p2trOutputs {
+			indexes = append(indexes, int(i))
+		}
+		sort.Ints(indexes)
+
+		// Format as "0, 3, 7".
+		parts := make([]string, len(indexes))
+		for i, v := range indexes {
+			parts[i] = strconv.Itoa(v)
+		}
+		missing := strings.Join(parts, ", ")
+
+		log.Errorf("Missing exclusion proofs for p2tr output "+
+			"indexes: %s", missing)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: missing exclusion proofs for "+
+			"outputs", ErrInvalidCommitmentProof)
 	}
 
 	return commitVersions, nil
diff --git a/tapgarden/caretaker.go b/tapgarden/caretaker.go
index aaea11c3c..512af2245 100644
--- a/tapgarden/caretaker.go
+++ b/tapgarden/caretaker.go
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ func (b *BatchCaretaker) batchStreamUniverseItems(ctx context.Context,
 			err := uni.UpsertProofLeafBatch(ctx, batch)
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("unable to register "+
-					"issuance batch: %w", err)
+					"proof leaf batch: %w", err)
 			}
 
 			log.Infof("Inserted %d new leaves (%d of %d) into "+
diff --git a/universe/archive.go b/universe/archive.go
index 2e1835ad0..0e92a5607 100644
--- a/universe/archive.go
+++ b/universe/archive.go
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ func extractBatchDeps(batch []*Item) map[UniverseKey]*asset.Asset {
 func (a *Archive) UpsertProofLeafBatch(ctx context.Context,
 	items []*Item) error {
 
-	log.Infof("Verifying %d new proofs for insertion into Universe",
-		len(items))
+	log.InfoS(ctx, "Verifying new proofs for insertion into Universe",
+		"count", len(items))
 
 	// Issuance proofs that also create an asset group (a.k.a. group
 	// anchors) must be verified and stored before any issuance proofs that
@@ -529,12 +529,12 @@ func (a *Archive) UpsertProofLeafBatch(ctx context.Context,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("Inserting %d verified group anchor proofs into Universe",
-		len(anchorItems))
+	log.InfoS(ctx, "Inserting verified group anchor proofs into Universe",
+		"count", len(anchorItems))
 	err = a.cfg.Multiverse.UpsertProofLeafBatch(ctx, anchorItems)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register new group anchor "+
-			"issuance proofs: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("upsert group anchor proof leaf batch "+
+			"(count=%d): %w", len(anchorItems), err)
 	}
 
 	err = verifyBatch(nonAnchorItems)
@@ -542,12 +542,12 @@ func (a *Archive) UpsertProofLeafBatch(ctx context.Context,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("Inserting %d verified proofs into Universe",
-		len(nonAnchorItems))
+	log.InfoS(ctx, "Inserting verified proofs into Universe",
+		"count", len(nonAnchorItems))
 	err = a.cfg.Multiverse.UpsertProofLeafBatch(ctx, nonAnchorItems)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to register new issuance proofs: %w",
-			err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("upsert proof leaf batch (count=%d): %w",
+			len(nonAnchorItems), err)
 	}
 
 	// Log a sync event for the newly inserted leaf in the background as an