diff --git a/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h b/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
index 2f84ac50b9..2059e04594 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
+++ b/pkg/urbit/include/vere/vere.h
@@ -1211,6 +1211,11 @@
         void
         u3_newt_read(u3_moat* mot_u);
 
+      /* u3_newt_moat_info(); print status info.
+      */
+        void
+        u3_newt_moat_info(u3_moat* mot_u);
+
       /* u3_newt_moat_stop(); newt stop/close input stream.
       */
         void
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/newt.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/newt.c
index 9af6fcae74..e7cfe2be50 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/newt.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/newt.c
@@ -365,6 +365,24 @@ u3_newt_read(u3_moat* mot_u)
   _newt_read_init(mot_u, _newt_read_cb);
 }
 
+/* u3_newt_moat_info(); print status info.
+*/
+void
+u3_newt_moat_info(u3_moat* mot_u)
+{
+  u3_meat* met_u = mot_u->ext_u;
+  c3_w     len_w = 0;
+
+    while ( met_u ) {
+      len_w++;
+      met_u = met_u->nex_u;
+    }
+
+  if ( len_w ) {
+    u3l_log("    newt: %u inbound ipc messages pending\n", len_w);
+  }
+}
+
 /* n_req: write request for newt
 */
 typedef struct _n_req {
diff --git a/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c b/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
index 1ac8eae0ba..22dab80960 100644
--- a/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
+++ b/pkg/urbit/vere/pier.c
@@ -1028,8 +1028,7 @@ u3_pier_info(u3_pier* pir_u)
       {
         u3_work* wok_u = pir_u->wok_u;
 
-        u3l_log("  effects:\n");
-        u3l_log("    released: %" PRIu64 "\n", wok_u->fec_u.rel_d);
+        u3l_log("  effects: released=%" PRIu64 "\n", wok_u->fec_u.rel_d);
 
         if ( wok_u->fec_u.ext_u ) {
           if ( wok_u->fec_u.ext_u != wok_u->fec_u.ent_u ) {
@@ -1044,7 +1043,7 @@ u3_pier_info(u3_pier* pir_u)
         }
 
         if ( wok_u->wal_u ) {
-          u3l_log("wall: %" PRIu64 "\n", wok_u->wal_u->eve_d);
+          u3l_log("  wall: %" PRIu64 "\n", wok_u->wal_u->eve_d);
         }
 
         if ( wok_u->car_u ) {