diff --git a/src/app_service/service/devices/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/devices/service.nim
index cfbbdf3d589..e1064fd4a74 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/devices/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/devices/service.nim
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ QtObject:
       },
       "clientConfig": %* {}
     }
+    debug "<<< calling inputConnectionStringForBootstrapping", configJSON
     self.localPairingStatus = newLocalPairingStatus(PairingType.AppSync, LocalPairingMode.Receiver)
 
     let arg = AsyncInputConnectionStringArg(
diff --git a/src/backend/accounts.nim b/src/backend/accounts.nim
index 985f111843e..e434103556c 100644
--- a/src/backend/accounts.nim
+++ b/src/backend/accounts.nim
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ proc addPeer*(peer: string): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
 proc createAccountAndLogin*(request: CreateAccountRequest): RpcResponse[JsonNode] =
   try:
     let payload = request.toJson()
+    debug "<<< calling createAccountAndLogin", payload
     let response = status_go.createAccountAndLogin($payload)
     result.result = Json.decode(response, JsonNode)
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/tests/crtitical_tests_prs/test_onboarding_sync_with_code.py b/test/e2e/tests/crtitical_tests_prs/test_onboarding_sync_with_code.py
index 39a7efd662d..7c3c6caaa93 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tests/crtitical_tests_prs/test_onboarding_sync_with_code.py
+++ b/test/e2e/tests/crtitical_tests_prs/test_onboarding_sync_with_code.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.case(703592, 738760)
 @pytest.mark.critical
-@pytest.mark.skipif(get_platform() == 'Windows', reason="https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/18846 on Windows")
+# @pytest.mark.skipif(get_platform() == 'Windows', reason="https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/issues/18846 on Windows")
 @pytest.mark.smoke
 def test_sync_devices_during_onboarding_change_settings_unpair(multiple_instances):
     user: UserAccount = RandomUser()
diff --git a/vendor/nim-status-go b/vendor/nim-status-go
index 2218a5f2b3a..e8f2b2d6ab4 160000
--- a/vendor/nim-status-go
+++ b/vendor/nim-status-go
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2218a5f2b3a68dcb823f4312fb1bd8c7337d39f4
+Subproject commit e8f2b2d6ab403f9951a118f0497bde5c0a2a8078
diff --git a/vendor/status-go b/vendor/status-go
index 11a78bea965..098bf6d1e9b 160000
--- a/vendor/status-go
+++ b/vendor/status-go
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 11a78bea96527f520e63f1ab93bfd7ba8e82e553
+Subproject commit 098bf6d1e9b62e23a04f69ae798f3728b17e716f