diff --git a/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go b/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go
index b6c5817f8..18bf7cee6 100644
--- a/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go
+++ b/client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type WGWatcher struct {
 	ctx       context.Context
 	ctxCancel context.CancelFunc
 	ctxLock   sync.Mutex
+	enabled   time.Time
 }
 
 func NewWGWatcher(log *log.Entry, wgIfaceStater WGInterfaceStater, peerKey string, stateDump *stateDump) *WGWatcher {
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func NewWGWatcher(log *log.Entry, wgIfaceStater WGInterfaceStater, peerKey strin
 func (w *WGWatcher) EnableWgWatcher(parentCtx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn func()) {
 	w.log.Debugf("enable WireGuard watcher")
 	w.ctxLock.Lock()
+	w.enabled = time.Now()
 
 	if w.ctx != nil && w.ctx.Err() == nil {
 		w.log.Errorf("WireGuard watcher already enabled")
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) DisableWgWatcher() {
 func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, ctxCancel context.CancelFunc, onDisconnectedFn func(), initialHandshake time.Time) {
 	w.log.Infof("WireGuard watcher started")
 
+	debugTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+
 	timer := time.NewTimer(wgHandshakeOvertime)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 	defer ctxCancel()
@@ -95,15 +99,28 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, ctxCancel contex
 
 	for {
 		select {
+		case <-debugTicker.C:
+			handshake, err := w.wgState()
+			if err != nil {
+				w.log.Errorf("failed to read wg stats: %v", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			if !handshake.IsZero() {
+				w.log.Infof("first wg handshake detected at: %s, %s", handshake, time.Since(w.enabled))
+				debugTicker.Stop()
+			}
 		case <-timer.C:
 			handshake, ok := w.handshakeCheck(lastHandshake)
 			if !ok {
 				onDisconnectedFn()
 				return
 			}
-			if lastHandshake.IsZero() {
-				w.log.Infof("first wg handshake detected at: %s", handshake)
-			}
+			/*
+				// todo: put it back if remove debug ticker
+				if lastHandshake.IsZero() {
+					w.log.Infof("first wg handshake detected at: %s", handshake)
+				}
+			*/
 
 			lastHandshake = *handshake