diff --git a/bridge/bridgestate.go b/bridge/bridgestate.go
index d5bf6efe..f9c3a3c6 100644
--- a/bridge/bridgestate.go
+++ b/bridge/bridgestate.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type BridgeStateQueue struct {
 }
 
 func (br *Bridge) NewBridgeStateQueue(user status.BridgeStateFiller) *BridgeStateQueue {
-	if len(br.Config.Homeserver.StatusEndpoint) == 0 {
+	if len(br.Config.Homeserver.StatusEndpoint) == 0 && !br.Websocket {
 		return nil
 	}
 	bsq := &BridgeStateQueue{
diff --git a/bridge/websocket.go b/bridge/websocket.go
index 161a2d70..cbe68b7e 100644
--- a/bridge/websocket.go
+++ b/bridge/websocket.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ func (br *Bridge) startWebsocket(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 				err := br.SendBridgeState(ctx, br.latestState)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to resend latest bridge state after websocket reconnect")
+				} else {
+					log.Debug().Any("bridge_state", br.latestState).Msg("Resent bridge state after websocket reconnect")
 				}
 			}()
 		}