diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
index cbafdd3..659efd8 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@
         if (!wrapper->shouldReconnectHAL()) {
             return wrapper;
         }
+        ALOGD("Reconnecting Power HAL");
         sHalWrapper = nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -576,7 +577,9 @@
     // If that didn't succeed, attempt to connect to the HIDL Power HAL
     if (sHalWrapper == nullptr) {
         sHalWrapper = HidlPowerHalWrapper::connect();
-    } else { // if AIDL, pass on any existing hint session values
+    } else {
+        ALOGD("Successfully connecting AIDL Power HAL");
+        // if AIDL, pass on any existing hint session values
         // thread ids always safe to set
         sHalWrapper->setPowerHintSessionThreadIds(oldPowerHintSessionThreadIds);
         // only set duration and start if duration is defined
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FlagManager.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/FlagManager.cpp
index bd3cf74..f8ad8f6 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FlagManager.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FlagManager.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
 }
 
 bool FlagManager::use_adpf_cpu_hint() const {
-    std::optional<bool> sysPropVal = std::nullopt;
+    std::optional<bool> sysPropVal =
+            doParse<bool>(base::GetProperty("debug.sf.enable_adpf_cpu_hint", "").c_str());
     return getValue("AdpfFeature__adpf_cpu_hint", sysPropVal, false);
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 3bfc2cc..d33184f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -680,8 +680,12 @@
 
         readPersistentProperties();
         mPowerAdvisor->onBootFinished();
-        mPowerAdvisor->enablePowerHint(mFlagManager.use_adpf_cpu_hint());
-        if (mPowerAdvisor->usePowerHintSession()) {
+        const bool powerHintEnabled = mFlagManager.use_adpf_cpu_hint();
+        mPowerAdvisor->enablePowerHint(powerHintEnabled);
+        const bool powerHintUsed = mPowerAdvisor->usePowerHintSession();
+        ALOGD("Power hint is %s",
+              powerHintUsed ? "supported" : (powerHintEnabled ? "unsupported" : "disabled"));
+        if (powerHintUsed) {
             std::optional<pid_t> renderEngineTid = getRenderEngine().getRenderEngineTid();
             std::vector<int32_t> tidList;
             tidList.emplace_back(gettid());