diff --git a/app/plugins/builtins/ai_ui_control/plugin.py b/app/plugins/builtins/ai_ui_control/plugin.py
index e65712d..1769feb 100644
--- a/app/plugins/builtins/ai_ui_control/plugin.py
+++ b/app/plugins/builtins/ai_ui_control/plugin.py
@@ -46,11 +46,14 @@ class AIUIControlPlugin(BasePlugin):
 
     async def on_activate(self, db, service_container, event_bus) -> None:
         """Register the WebSocket manager in the service container on every activation."""
+        print("[STARTUP] ai_ui_control on_activate called", flush=True)
         await super().on_activate(db, service_container, event_bus)
+        print("[STARTUP] ai_ui_control super().on_activate done", flush=True)
         from app.plugins.builtins.ai_ui_control.websocket_manager import AIUIControlWSManager
 
         ws_manager = AIUIControlWSManager()
         service_container.register("ai_ui_control_ws", ws_manager)
+        print("[STARTUP] ai_ui_control WS manager registered in container", flush=True)
         logger.info("AI UI Control WebSocket manager registered")
 
     async def on_deactivate(self, db, service_container, event_bus) -> None: