diff --git a/src/sessiond/device_state.rs b/src/sessiond/device_state.rs
index 97cc070..c36a612 100644
--- a/src/sessiond/device_state.rs
+++ b/src/sessiond/device_state.rs
@@ -774,10 +774,10 @@ impl DeviceStateMachine {
             return false;
         }
         self.state = next;
-        info!(
-            "[device-state] {:?} → {:?} (from {:?})",
-            next, next, prev
-        );
+        // Log the pair the right way round. This read
+        // "Locked → Locked (from Active)" on the first live run, which looks
+        // like a refused self-transition rather than the real Active → Locked.
+        info!("[device-state] {:?} → {:?}", prev, next);
         // Forensic: record the successful transition
         let snapshot = StateSnapshot {
             device_state: self.state,