diff --git a/management/server/peer.go b/management/server/peer.go
index 742ff7e8a..325f4c0f1 100644
--- a/management/server/peer.go
+++ b/management/server/peer.go
@@ -1043,8 +1043,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncPeer(ctx context.Context, sync types.PeerSy
 		return nil, nil, nil, 0, err
 	}
 
-	metaDiffAffectsPosture := posture.AffectsPosture(&metaDiff, resPostureChecks)
-	if isStatusChanged || sync.UpdateAccountPeers || ipv6CapabilityChanged || metaDiffAffectsPosture || metaDiff.VersionChanged || metaDiff.Hostname {
+	metaDiffAffectsPosture := posture.AffectsPosture(ctx, &metaDiff, resPostureChecks)
+	if requiresPeerUpdate(ctx, isStatusChanged, sync.UpdateAccountPeers, ipv6CapabilityChanged, metaDiffAffectsPosture, metaDiff.VersionChanged, metaDiff.Hostname) {
 		changedPeerIDs := []string{peer.ID}
 		affectedPeerIDs := am.syncPeerAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, peer.ID, nmap, peerNotValid, metaDiffAffectsPosture)
 		if err = am.networkMapController.OnPeersUpdated(ctx, accountID, changedPeerIDs, affectedPeerIDs); err != nil {
@@ -1055,6 +1055,29 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SyncPeer(ctx context.Context, sync types.PeerSy
 	return peer, nmap, resPostureChecks, dnsFwdPort, nil
 }
 
+func requiresPeerUpdate(ctx context.Context, isStatusChanged, updateAccountPeers, ipv6CapabilityChanged, metaDiffAffectsPosture, versionChanged, hostname bool) bool {
+	reason := ""
+	switch {
+	case isStatusChanged:
+		reason = "status changed"
+	case updateAccountPeers:
+		reason = "update account peers"
+	case ipv6CapabilityChanged:
+		reason = "ipv6 capability changed"
+	case metaDiffAffectsPosture:
+		reason = "meta diff affects posture"
+	case versionChanged:
+		reason = "version changed"
+	case hostname:
+		reason = "hostname changed"
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("peer update required: %s", reason)
+	return true
+}
+
 // syncPeerAffectedPeers resolves the peers affected by a SyncPeer change. The
 // peer's own validated network map is bidirectional for policy and routing
 // reachability, so when the peer stays valid and no source-posture gate is in
diff --git a/management/server/posture/checks.go b/management/server/posture/checks.go
index b1d49bf76..6087c3aa6 100644
--- a/management/server/posture/checks.go
+++ b/management/server/posture/checks.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	nbpeer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/http/api"
@@ -56,29 +57,35 @@ type Checks struct {
 // alter the outcome of any of the given posture checks. It maps each check kind to
 // the metadata fields it inspects, so an unrelated change (e.g. a hostname update)
 // does not force a posture re-evaluation.
-func AffectsPosture(diff *nbpeer.MetaDiff, checks []*Checks) bool {
+func AffectsPosture(ctx context.Context, diff *nbpeer.MetaDiff, checks []*Checks) bool {
 	if diff == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 	for _, c := range checks {
 		if c.Checks.ProcessCheck != nil && diff.Files {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("posture check %s is affected by files change", c.Name)
 			return true
 		}
 		if c.Checks.OSVersionCheck != nil && (diff.OSVersion || diff.OS || diff.KernelVersion) {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("posture check %s is affected by OS version check", c.Name)
 			return true
 		}
 		if c.Checks.NBVersionCheck != nil && diff.WtVersion {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("posture check %s is affected by NB version change", c.Name)
 			return true
 		}
 		if c.Checks.GeoLocationCheck != nil && diff.LocationChanged {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("posture check %s is affected by location change", c.Name)
 			return true
 		}
 		if c.Checks.PeerNetworkRangeCheck != nil && (diff.NetworkAddresses || diff.LocationChanged) {
 			if diff.LocationChanged {
+				log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("posture check %s is affected by location change", c.Name)
 				return true
 			}
 			for _, r := range c.Checks.PeerNetworkRangeCheck.Ranges {
 				if r.Addr().IsPrivate() {
+					log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("posture check %s is affected by network address change", c.Name)
 					return true
 				}
 			}