diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d02bc4..8caec7d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [5.6.0-beta.17] 2024-12-14
+### Added
+- Additional logging
+
 ## [5.6.0-beta.16] 2024-12-13
 ### Fixed
 - Add remote resource health checks before downloading updates
diff --git a/dzgui.sh b/dzgui.sh
index 07c06f8..86c478e 100755
--- a/dzgui.sh
+++ b/dzgui.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -o pipefail
 
-version=5.6.0-beta.16
+version=5.6.0-beta.17
 
 #CONSTANTS
 aid=221100
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ stale_symlinks(){
     local game_dir="$steam_path/steamapps/common/DayZ"
     for l in $(find "$game_dir" -xtype l); do
         logger DEBUG "Updating stale symlink '$l'"
-        unlink $l
+        unlink "$l"
     done
 }
 local_latlon(){
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ fetch_helpers_by_sum(){
         ["ui.py"]="be3da1e542d14105f4358dd38901e25a"
         ["query_v2.py"]="55d339ba02512ac69de288eb3be41067"
         ["vdf2json.py"]="2f49f6f5d3af919bebaab2e9c220f397"
-        ["funcs"]="10c7d9cb9fbb792626ec9e7a4a788ba5"
+        ["funcs"]="37897aa36bc2fb6286cee02c8bb07258"
         ["lan"]="c62e84ddd1457b71a85ad21da662b9af"
     )
     local author="aclist"
diff --git a/helpers/funcs b/helpers/funcs
index 82ab6ce..22c6d44 100755
--- a/helpers/funcs
+++ b/helpers/funcs
@@ -1170,19 +1170,24 @@ compare(){
     echo "$diff"
 }
 legacy_symlinks(){
+    logger INFO "Removing legacy symlinks"
     for d in "$game_dir"/*; do
         if [[ $d =~ @[0-9]+-.+ ]]; then
+            logger INFO "Unlinking $d"
             unlink "$d"
         fi
     done
     readarray -t mod_dirs < <(find "$workshop_dir" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d)
+    logger INFO "Read local mods into array with length: ${#mod_dirs[@]}"
     [[ ${#mod_dirs[@]} -eq 0 ]] && return
+    logger INFO "Removing legacy encoding format"
     for d in "${mod_dirs[@]}"; do
         # suppress errors if mods are downloading at boot
         [[ ! -f "$d/meta.cpp" ]] && continue
         local id=$(awk -F"= " '/publishedid/ {print $2}' "$d"/meta.cpp | awk -F\; '{print $1}')
         local encoded_id=$(echo "$id" | awk '{printf("%c",$1)}' | base64 | sed 's/\//_/g; s/=//g; s/+/]/g')
         if [[ -h "$game_dir/@$encoded_id" ]]; then
+            logger INFO "Unlinking $game_dir/@$encoded_id"
             unlink "$game_dir/@$encoded_id"
         fi
     done
@@ -1190,6 +1195,7 @@ legacy_symlinks(){
 symlinks(){
     readarray -t mod_dirs < <(find "$workshop_dir" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d)
     [[ ${#mod_dirs[@]} -eq 0 ]] && return
+    logger INFO "Generating symlinks in new format"
     for d in "${mod_dirs[@]}"; do
         # suppress errors if mods are downloading at boot
         [[ ! -f "$d/meta.cpp" ]] && continue