diff --git a/lib/apply/easy_apply.mjs b/lib/apply/easy_apply.mjs
index f3e19e6..531f928 100644
--- a/lib/apply/easy_apply.mjs
+++ b/lib/apply/easy_apply.mjs
@@ -48,13 +48,29 @@ export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
   let lastProgress = '-1';
   for (let step = 0; step < LINKEDIN_MAX_MODAL_STEPS; step++) {
     const modalStillOpen = await page.$(LINKEDIN_EASY_APPLY_MODAL_SELECTOR);
-    if (!modalStillOpen) return { status: 'submitted', meta };
+    if (!modalStillOpen) {
+      console.log(`    ✅ Modal closed — submitted`);
+      return { status: 'submitted', meta };
+    }
 
     const progress = await page.$eval('[role="progressbar"]',
       el => el.getAttribute('aria-valuenow') || el.getAttribute('value') || String(el.style?.width || step)
     ).catch(() => String(step));
 
+    // Snapshot all buttons visible in modal for debugging
+    const modalButtons = await page.evaluate((sel) => {
+      const modal = document.querySelector(sel);
+      if (!modal) return [];
+      return Array.from(modal.querySelectorAll('button, [role="button"]')).map(b => ({
+        text: b.textContent?.trim().slice(0, 40),
+        aria: b.getAttribute('aria-label'),
+        disabled: b.disabled,
+      })).filter(b => b.text || b.aria);
+    }, LINKEDIN_EASY_APPLY_MODAL_SELECTOR).catch(() => []);
+    console.log(`    [step ${step}] progress=${progress} buttons=${JSON.stringify(modalButtons)}`);
+
     const unknowns = await formFiller.fill(page, formFiller.profile.resume_path);
+    if (unknowns.length > 0) console.log(`    [step ${step}] unknown fields: ${JSON.stringify(unknowns.map(u => u.label))}`);
 
     if (unknowns[0]?.honeypot) {
       await page.click(LINKEDIN_DISMISS_SELECTOR, { timeout: DISMISS_TIMEOUT }).catch(() => {});
@@ -70,18 +86,21 @@ export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
 
     const hasSubmit = await page.$(LINKEDIN_SUBMIT_SELECTOR);
     if (hasSubmit) {
+      console.log(`    [step ${step}] clicking Submit`);
       await page.click(LINKEDIN_SUBMIT_SELECTOR, { timeout: APPLY_CLICK_TIMEOUT });
       await page.waitForTimeout(SUBMIT_WAIT);
       return { status: 'submitted', meta };
     }
 
     if (progress === lastProgress && step > 2) {
+      console.log(`    [step ${step}] stuck — progress unchanged at ${progress}`);
       await page.click(LINKEDIN_DISMISS_SELECTOR, { timeout: DISMISS_TIMEOUT }).catch(() => {});
       return { status: 'stuck', meta };
     }
 
     const hasNext = await page.$(LINKEDIN_NEXT_SELECTOR);
     if (hasNext) {
+      console.log(`    [step ${step}] clicking Next`);
       await page.click(LINKEDIN_NEXT_SELECTOR, { timeout: APPLY_CLICK_TIMEOUT }).catch(() => {});
       await page.waitForTimeout(CLICK_WAIT);
       lastProgress = progress;
@@ -90,12 +109,14 @@ export async function apply(page, job, formFiller) {
 
     const hasReview = await page.$(LINKEDIN_REVIEW_SELECTOR);
     if (hasReview) {
+      console.log(`    [step ${step}] clicking Review`);
       await page.click(LINKEDIN_REVIEW_SELECTOR, { timeout: APPLY_CLICK_TIMEOUT }).catch(() => {});
       await page.waitForTimeout(CLICK_WAIT);
       lastProgress = progress;
       continue;
     }
 
+    console.log(`    [step ${step}] no Next/Review/Submit found — breaking`);
     break;
   }