diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerDelegatorService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerDelegatorService.java
index c0d9c81..7a754f1 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerDelegatorService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerDelegatorService.java
@@ -71,33 +71,33 @@ public void handleEvent(final Event event, final Message message) {
     try {
       switch (event.getEventType()) {
         case VALIDATE_STUDENT_DEMOGRAPHICS:
-          log.info("received validate student demographics event :: ");
+          log.debug("received validate student demographics event :: ");
           log.trace(PAYLOAD_LOG, event.getEventPayload());
           response = this.getEventHandlerService().handleValidateStudentDemogDataEvent(event);
           this.publishToNATS(event, message, isSynchronous, response);
           break;
         case GET_NEXT_PEN_NUMBER:
-          log.info("received get next pen number event :: ");
+          log.debug("received get next pen number event :: ");
           log.trace(PAYLOAD_LOG, event.getEventPayload());
           response = this.getEventHandlerService().handleGetNextPenNumberEvent(event);
           this.publishToNATS(event, message, isSynchronous, response);
           break;
         case CREATE_MERGE:
-          log.info("received create merge data :: {}", event.getSagaId());
+          log.debug("received create merge data :: {}", event.getSagaId());
           log.trace(PAYLOAD_LOG, event.getEventPayload());
           pairedResult = this.getEventHandlerService().handleCreateMergeEvent(event);
           this.publishToNATS(event, message, isSynchronous, pairedResult.getLeft());
           pairedResult.getRight().ifPresent(this::publishToJetStream);
           break;
         case DELETE_MERGE:
-          log.info("received delete merge data :: {}", event.getSagaId());
+          log.debug("received delete merge data :: {}", event.getSagaId());
           log.trace(PAYLOAD_LOG, event.getEventPayload());
           pairedResult = this.getEventHandlerService().handleDeleteMergeEvent(event);
           this.publishToNATS(event, message, isSynchronous, pairedResult.getLeft());
           pairedResult.getRight().ifPresent(this::publishToJetStream);
           break;
         case GET_MERGES:
-          log.info("received get merge data :: {}", event.getSagaId());
+          log.debug("received get merge data :: {}", event.getSagaId());
           log.trace(PAYLOAD_LOG, event.getEventPayload());
           response = this.getEventHandlerService().handleGetMergeEvent(event);
           this.publishToNATS(event, message, isSynchronous, response);
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerService.java
index f173679..8629afd 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerService.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public byte[] handleGetMergeEvent(@NonNull final Event event) throws JsonProcess
             .sagaId(event.getSagaId())
             .eventType(event.getEventType())
             .eventOutcome(MERGE_FOUND)
-            .eventPayload(JsonUtil.getJsonStringFromObject(mergeEntities)).build();
+            .eventPayload(JsonUtil.getJsonStringFromObject(mergeEntities.stream().map(StudentMergeMapper.mapper::toStructure).toList())).build();
     if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
       log.debug(RESPONDING_BACK, newEvent);
     }