diff --git a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
index 27fcc41eb..3ae95430e 100755
--- a/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/athena/athenad.py
@@ -189,16 +189,29 @@ def upload_handler(end_event: threading.Event) -> None:
 
           cur_upload_items[tid] = cur_upload_items[tid]._replace(progress=cur / sz if sz else 1)
 
+
+        network_type = sm['deviceState'].networkType.raw
+        fn = cur_upload_items[tid].path
+        try:
+          sz = os.path.getsize(fn)
+        except OSError:
+          sz = -1
+
+        cloudlog.event("athena.upload_handler.upload_start", fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type)
         response = _do_upload(cur_upload_items[tid], cb)
+
         if response.status_code not in (200, 201, 403, 412):
-          cloudlog.warning(f"athena.upload_handler.retry {response.status_code} {cur_upload_items[tid]}")
+          cloudlog.event("athena.upload_handler.retry", status_code=response.status_code, fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type)
           retry_upload(tid, end_event)
+        else:
+          cloudlog.event("athena.upload_handler.success", fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type)
+
         UploadQueueCache.cache(upload_queue)
-      except (requests.exceptions.Timeout, requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.SSLError) as e:
-        cloudlog.warning(f"athena.upload_handler.retry {e} {cur_upload_items[tid]}")
+      except (requests.exceptions.Timeout, requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.SSLError):
+        cloudlog.event("athena.upload_handler.timeout", fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type)
         retry_upload(tid, end_event)
       except AbortTransferException:
-        cloudlog.warning(f"athena.upload_handler.abort {cur_upload_items[tid]}")
+        cloudlog.event("athena.upload_handler.abort", fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type)
         retry_upload(tid, end_event, False)
 
     except queue.Empty:
diff --git a/selfdrive/loggerd/uploader.py b/selfdrive/loggerd/uploader.py
index c75b34e9c..2013a522b 100644
--- a/selfdrive/loggerd/uploader.py
+++ b/selfdrive/loggerd/uploader.py
@@ -165,16 +165,14 @@ class Uploader():
 
     return self.last_resp
 
-  def upload(self, key, fn):
+  def upload(self, key, fn, network_type):
     try:
       sz = os.path.getsize(fn)
     except OSError:
       cloudlog.exception("upload: getsize failed")
       return False
 
-    cloudlog.event("upload", key=key, fn=fn, sz=sz)
-
-    cloudlog.debug("checking %r with size %r", key, sz)
+    cloudlog.event("upload_start", key=key, fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type)
 
     if sz == 0:
       try:
@@ -185,10 +183,8 @@ class Uploader():
       success = True
     else:
       start_time = time.monotonic()
-      cloudlog.debug("uploading %r", fn)
       stat = self.normal_upload(key, fn)
       if stat is not None and stat.status_code in (200, 201, 403, 412):
-        cloudlog.event("upload_success" if stat.status_code != 412 else "upload_ignored", key=key, fn=fn, sz=sz, debug=True)
         try:
           # tag file as uploaded
           setxattr(fn, UPLOAD_ATTR_NAME, UPLOAD_ATTR_VALUE)
@@ -199,9 +195,10 @@ class Uploader():
         self.last_time = time.monotonic() - start_time
         self.last_speed = (sz / 1e6) / self.last_time
         success = True
+        cloudlog.event("upload_success" if stat.status_code != 412 else "upload_ignored", key=key, fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type)
       else:
-        cloudlog.event("upload_failed", stat=stat, exc=self.last_exc, key=key, fn=fn, sz=sz, debug=True)
         success = False
+        cloudlog.event("upload_failed", stat=stat, exc=self.last_exc, key=key, fn=fn, sz=sz, network_type=network_type)
 
     return success
 
@@ -248,8 +245,7 @@ def uploader_fn(exit_event):
 
     key, fn = d
 
-    cloudlog.debug("upload %r over %s", d, network_type)
-    success = uploader.upload(key, fn)
+    success = uploader.upload(key, fn, sm['deviceState'].networkType.raw)
     if success:
       backoff = 0.1
     elif allow_sleep:
@@ -258,7 +254,6 @@ def uploader_fn(exit_event):
       backoff = min(backoff*2, 120)
 
     pm.send("uploaderState", uploader.get_msg())
-    cloudlog.info("upload done, success=%r", success)
 
 def main():
   uploader_fn(threading.Event())