diff --git a/src/Aspire.Dashboard/Components/Pages/ConsoleLogs.razor.cs b/src/Aspire.Dashboard/Components/Pages/ConsoleLogs.razor.cs
index db0f679b859..4487cbf3fbc 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Dashboard/Components/Pages/ConsoleLogs.razor.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Dashboard/Components/Pages/ConsoleLogs.razor.cs
@@ -477,7 +477,10 @@ private void LoadLogs(ConsoleLogsSubscription newConsoleLogsSubscription)
             {
                 lock (_updateLogsLock)
                 {
-                    foreach (var priorPause in PauseManager.ConsoleLogPauseIntervals)
+                    var pauseIntervals = PauseManager.ConsoleLogPauseIntervals;
+                    Logger.LogDebug("Adding {PauseIntervalsCount} pause intervals on initial logs load.", pauseIntervals.Length);
+
+                    foreach (var priorPause in pauseIntervals)
                     {
                         _logEntries.InsertSorted(LogEntry.CreatePause(priorPause.Start, priorPause.End));
                     }
@@ -660,6 +663,8 @@ private async Task ClearConsoleLogs(ApplicationKey? key)
 
     private void OnPausedChanged(bool isPaused)
     {
+        Logger.LogDebug("Console logs paused new value: {IsPausedNewValue}", isPaused);
+
         var timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow;
         PauseManager.SetConsoleLogsPaused(isPaused, timestamp);
 
@@ -669,12 +674,15 @@ private void OnPausedChanged(bool isPaused)
             {
                 if (isPaused)
                 {
+                    Logger.LogDebug("Inserting new pause log entry starting at {StartTimestamp}.", timestamp);
                     _logEntries.InsertSorted(LogEntry.CreatePause(timestamp));
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     var pause = _logEntries.GetEntries().Last().Pause;
                     Debug.Assert(pause is not null);
+
+                    Logger.LogDebug("Updating pause log entry starting at {StartTimestamp} with end of {EndTimestamp}.", pause.StartTime, timestamp);
                     pause.EndTime = timestamp;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Components.Tests/Pages/ConsoleLogsTests.cs b/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Components.Tests/Pages/ConsoleLogsTests.cs
index 40e487c15a7..cf5ca59963d 100644
--- a/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Components.Tests/Pages/ConsoleLogsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aspire.Dashboard.Components.Tests/Pages/ConsoleLogsTests.cs
@@ -450,8 +450,9 @@ public void PauseResumeButton_TogglePauseResume_LogsPausedAndResumed()
         cut.WaitForState(() => instance.PageViewModel.SelectedResource == testResource);
 
         logger.LogInformation("Pause logs.");
-        var pauseResumeButton = cut.FindComponent<PauseIncomingDataSwitch>();
-        pauseResumeButton.Find("fluent-button").Click();
+        var pauseResumeButton = cut.FindComponent<PauseIncomingDataSwitch>().WaitForElement("fluent-button");
+        pauseResumeButton.Click();
+        cut.WaitForAssertion(() => Assert.True(pauseManager.ConsoleLogsPaused));
 
         logger.LogInformation("Wait for pause log.");
         var pauseConsoleLogLine = cut.WaitForElement(".log-pause");
@@ -477,8 +478,8 @@ public void PauseResumeButton_TogglePauseResume_LogsPausedAndResumed()
         // - the pause line has been replaced with pause details
         // - the log viewer shows the new log
         // - the log viewer does not show the discarded log
-        pauseResumeButton.Find("fluent-button").Click();
-        cut.WaitForAssertion(() => Assert.False(Services.GetRequiredService<PauseManager>().ConsoleLogsPaused));
+        pauseResumeButton.Click();
+        cut.WaitForAssertion(() => Assert.False(pauseManager.ConsoleLogsPaused));
 
         logger.LogInformation("Write a new log.");
         var resumeContent = $"{DateTime.UtcNow:yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffK} Log after resume";