diff --git a/src/common/lib/crypto/node-driver.ts b/src/common/lib/crypto/node-driver.ts
index 40f2303..8211b0c 100644
--- a/src/common/lib/crypto/node-driver.ts
+++ b/src/common/lib/crypto/node-driver.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { JWKInterface } from "../wallet";
 import CryptoInterface, { SignatureOptions } from "./crypto-interface";
 import { pemTojwk, jwkTopem } from "./pem";
-import * as crypto from "crypto";
+import * as crypto from "node:crypto";
 
 export default class NodeCryptoDriver implements CryptoInterface {
   public readonly keyLength = 4096;
@@ -63,22 +63,42 @@ export default class NodeCryptoDriver implements CryptoInterface {
     signature: Uint8Array
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      const publicKey = {
+      const publicJwk = {
         kty: "RSA",
         e: "AQAB",
         n: publicModulus,
       };
 
-      const pem = this.jwkToPem(publicKey);
+      const pem = this.jwkToPem(publicJwk); //?
+      const keyObject = crypto.createPublicKey({
+        key: pem,
+        format: 'pem',
+      })
+
+      const verify = crypto.createVerify(this.hashAlgorithm)
+      verify.update(data)
+      const verifyResult = verify.verify(
+        {
+          key: keyObject,
+          padding: crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING,
+        },
+        signature,
+      )
 
-      resolve(
-        crypto.createVerify(this.hashAlgorithm).update(data).verify(
-          {
-            key: pem,
-            padding: crypto.constants.RSA_PKCS1_PSS_PADDING,
-          },
-          signature
+      if (!verifyResult) {
+        const details = {
+          asymmetricKeyType: keyObject.asymmetricKeyType,
+          modulusLength: keyObject.asymmetricKeyDetails?.modulusLength,
+        }
+        console.warn(
+          "Transaction Verification Failed! \n" +
+          `Details: ${JSON.stringify(details, null, 2)} \n` +
+          "N.B. ArweaveJS is only guaranteed to verify txs created using ArweaveJS."
         )
+      }
+
+      resolve(
+        verifyResult
       );
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/common/lib/crypto/webcrypto-driver.ts b/src/common/lib/crypto/webcrypto-driver.ts
index 07d3604..7efc015 100644
--- a/src/common/lib/crypto/webcrypto-driver.ts
+++ b/src/common/lib/crypto/webcrypto-driver.ts
@@ -107,22 +107,37 @@ export default class WebCryptoDriver implements CryptoInterface {
 
     // saltN's salt-length is derived from a formula described here
     // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/RsaPssParams
+    const saltLengthN = Math.ceil(
+      ((key.algorithm as RsaHashedKeyGenParams).modulusLength - 1) / 8
+    ) - digest.byteLength - 2;
+
     const saltN = await this.driver.verify(
       {
         name: "RSA-PSS",
-        saltLength:
-          Math.ceil(
-            ((key.algorithm as RsaHashedKeyGenParams).modulusLength - 1) / 8
-          ) -
-          digest.byteLength -
-          2,
+        saltLength: saltLengthN,
       },
       key,
       signature,
       data
     );
 
-    return salt0 || salt32 || saltN;
+    const result = salt0 || salt32 || saltN;
+
+    if (!result) {
+      const details = {
+        algorithm: key.algorithm.name,
+        modulusLength: (key.algorithm as RsaHashedKeyAlgorithm).modulusLength,
+        keyUsages: key.usages,
+        saltLengthsAttempted: `0, 32, ${saltLengthN}`
+      }
+      console.warn(
+        "Transaction Verification Failed! \n",
+        `Details: ${JSON.stringify(details, null, 2)} \n`,
+        "N.B. ArweaveJS is only guaranteed to verify txs created using ArweaveJS.",
+      )
+    }
+
+    return result
   }
 
   private async jwkToCryptoKey(jwk: JWKInterface): Promise<CryptoKey> {