diff --git a/bot/middleware.go b/bot/middleware.go
index 27ee120..a1e2204 100644
--- a/bot/middleware.go
+++ b/bot/middleware.go
@@ -3,15 +3,22 @@ package bot
 import (
 	"github.com/mymmrac/telego"
 	"github.com/mymmrac/telego/telegohandler"
+	"log/slog"
 )
 
 func (b *Bot) chatTypeStatsCounter(bot *telego.Bot, update telego.Update, next telegohandler.Handler) {
 	message := update.Message
 
 	if message == nil {
+		slog.Info("chat-type-middleware: update has no message. skipping.")
+
 		next(bot, update)
+
+		return
 	}
 
+	slog.Info("chat-type-middleware: counting message chat type in stats", "type", message.Chat.Type)
+
 	switch message.Chat.Type {
 	case telego.ChatTypeGroup, telego.ChatTypeSupergroup:
 		b.stats.GroupRequest()