diff --git a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/encrypted_logs/encrypted_note_emission.nr b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/encrypted_logs/encrypted_note_emission.nr
index 296e23d85f5..e257557c0c3 100644
--- a/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/encrypted_logs/encrypted_note_emission.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/aztec-nr/aztec/src/encrypted_logs/encrypted_note_emission.nr
@@ -175,6 +175,40 @@ pub fn encrypt_and_emit_partial_log<let P: u32>(
     context.emit_raw_note_log(note_hash_counter, encrypted_log, log_hash);
 }
 
+// Temporary hack function TODO: remove
+pub fn encrypt_and_emit_partial_log_and_return<let P: u32, let N: u32>(
+    context: &mut PrivateContext,
+    log_plaintext: [u8; P],
+    recipient_keys: PublicKeys,
+    recipient: AztecAddress
+) -> [Field; N] {
+    let ovsk_app: Field  = context.request_ovsk_app(recipient_keys.ovpk_m.hash());
+
+    let encrypted_log: [u8; 353 + P] = compute_encrypted_log(
+        context.this_address(),
+        ovsk_app,
+        recipient_keys.ovpk_m,
+        recipient_keys.ivpk_m,
+        recipient,
+        log_plaintext,
+        true
+    );
+    let log_hash = sha256_to_field(encrypted_log);
+
+    // for i in 0..encrypted_log.len() {
+    //     crate::protocol_types::debug_log::debug_log_format("e {0}", [encrypted_log[i].to_field()]);
+    // }
+
+    // Unfortunately we need to push a dummy note hash to the context here because a note log requires having
+    // a counter that corresponds to a note hash in the same call.
+    let note_hash_counter = context.side_effect_counter;
+    context.push_note_hash(5);
+
+    context.emit_raw_note_log(note_hash_counter, encrypted_log, log_hash);
+
+    bytes_to_fields(encrypted_log)
+}
+
 pub fn encrypt_partial_log<let P: u32, let N: u32>(
     context: &mut PrivateContext,
     log_plaintext: [u8; P],
diff --git a/noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/nft_contract/src/main.nr b/noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/nft_contract/src/main.nr
index d4b1ce1032c..30aa508d527 100644
--- a/noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/nft_contract/src/main.nr
+++ b/noir-projects/noir-contracts/contracts/nft_contract/src/main.nr
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ contract NFT {
         NoteGetterOptions, NoteViewerOptions, Map, PublicMutable, SharedImmutable, PrivateSet,
         AztecAddress, PublicContext
     },
-        encrypted_logs::{encrypted_note_emission::{encode_and_encrypt_note, encrypt_and_emit_partial_log, encrypt_partial_log}},
+        encrypted_logs::{encrypted_note_emission::{encode_and_encrypt_note, encrypt_and_emit_partial_log, encrypt_and_emit_partial_log_and_return, encrypt_partial_log}},
         keys::getters::get_public_keys, note::constants::MAX_NOTES_PER_PAGE,
         protocol_types::traits::is_empty, utils::comparison::Comparator,
         protocol_types::{point::Point, traits::Serialize}, utils::bytes::fields_to_bytes,
@@ -178,11 +178,14 @@ contract NFT {
         let note_setup_payload = NFTNote::setup_payload().new(to_npk_m_hash, note_randomness, to_note_slot);
 
         // We encrypt and emit the partial note log
-        encrypt_and_emit_partial_log(&mut context, note_setup_payload.log_plaintext, to_keys, to);
+        // encrypt_and_emit_partial_log(&mut context, note_setup_payload.log_plaintext, to_keys, to);
         // setup payload plaintext is 2*32+64 = 128
         // the full log is 128 + 353 = 481
         // each field can contain 31 bytes so we need 16 fields
-        let partial_log: [Field; 16] = encrypt_partial_log(&mut context, note_setup_payload.log_plaintext, to_keys, to);
+        // let partial_log: [Field; 16] = encrypt_partial_log(&mut context, note_setup_payload.log_plaintext, to_keys, to);
+        let partial_log: [Field; 16] = encrypt_and_emit_partial_log_and_return(&mut context, note_setup_payload.log_plaintext, to_keys, to);
+
+        // dep::aztec::protocol_types::debug_log::debug_log_format("before transient {}", partial_log);
 
         // Using the x-coordinate as a hiding point slot is safe against someone else interfering with it because
         // we have a guarantee that the public functions of the transaction are executed right after the private ones
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/note_processor/note_processor.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/note_processor/note_processor.ts
index af8ff8dff9c..b2b532a6c16 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/note_processor/note_processor.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/note_processor/note_processor.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ export class NoteProcessor {
               const incomingNotePayload = L1NotePayload.decryptAsIncoming(log, ivskM);
               const outgoingNotePayload = L1NotePayload.decryptAsOutgoing(log, ovskM);
 
+              if (incomingNotePayload) {
+                console.log("decrypted incoming", incomingNotePayload);
+              }
+
               if (incomingNotePayload || outgoingNotePayload) {
                 if (incomingNotePayload && outgoingNotePayload && !incomingNotePayload.equals(outgoingNotePayload)) {
                   throw new Error(
@@ -366,12 +370,13 @@ export class NoteProcessor {
 /**
  * When a log is emitted via the unencrypted log channel each field contains only 1 byte. OTOH when a log is emitted
  * via the encrypted log channel there are no empty bytes. This function removes the padding bytes.
- * @param unprocessedLog
+ * @param unprocessedLog - Log to be processed.
  * @returns Log with padding bytes removed.
+ * TODO(benesjan): Nuke this once the logs are all refactored.
  */
 function removePaddingBytes(unprocessedLog: Buffer) {
   if (unprocessedLog.length === 640160) {
-    // I have no idea what this log is.
+    // TODO(benejsan): I have no why this monster log appears here and would bother with that only after we have the log refactor.
     return unprocessedLog;
   }