diff --git a/go/config.go b/go/config.go
index 4e6d97c..8d36fb1 100644
--- a/go/config.go
+++ b/go/config.go
@@ -335,16 +335,23 @@ func emitConfigChanges(callbacks []func(string, any), attached *core.Core, chang
 			fn(change.Key, change.Value)
 		}
 		if attached != nil {
-			_ = attached.ACTION(ConfigChanged{
+			reportConfigBroadcast(attached.ACTION(ConfigChanged{
 				Key:      change.Key,
 				Value:    change.Value,
 				Previous: change.Previous,
 				Source:   source,
-			})
+			}), source)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func reportConfigBroadcast(r core.Result, source string) {
+	if r.OK {
+		return
+	}
+	core.Warn("config change broadcast failed", "source", source, "err", r.Error())
+}
+
 // Get retrieves a configuration value by dot-notation key and stores it in out.
 // If key is empty, it unmarshals the entire configuration into out.
 // The out parameter must be a pointer to the target type.
@@ -405,7 +412,7 @@ func (c *Config) Set(key string, v any) core.Result {
 		fn(key, v)
 	}
 	if attached != nil {
-		_ = attached.ACTION(ConfigChanged{Key: key, Value: v, Previous: previous, Source: configChangeSourceSet})
+		reportConfigBroadcast(attached.ACTION(ConfigChanged{Key: key, Value: v, Previous: previous, Source: configChangeSourceSet}), configChangeSourceSet)
 	}
 	persistToStore(store, key, v)
 	return core.Ok(nil)
@@ -428,7 +435,7 @@ func (c *Config) Commit() core.Result {
 		return core.Fail(core.E("config.Commit", "failed to save config", resultCause(r).(error)))
 	}
 	if attached != nil {
-		_ = attached.ACTION(ConfigChanged{Key: "", Value: nil, Source: configChangeSourceCommit})
+		reportConfigBroadcast(attached.ACTION(ConfigChanged{Key: "", Value: nil, Source: configChangeSourceCommit}), configChangeSourceCommit)
 	}
 	return core.Ok(nil)
 }
diff --git a/go/go.mod b/go/go.mod
index 4a146c4..1629eb2 100644
--- a/go/go.mod
+++ b/go/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	dappco.re/go/io v0.9.0
-	dappco.re/go/log v0.9.0
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero v0.12.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go/go.sum b/go/go.sum
index c9bb439..c1b418b 100644
--- a/go/go.sum
+++ b/go/go.sum
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ dappco.re/go v0.9.0 h1:4ruZRNqKDDva8o6g65tYggjGVe42E6/lMZfVKXtr3p0=
 dappco.re/go v0.9.0/go.mod h1:xapr7fLK4/9Pu2iSCr4qZuIuatmtx1j56zS/oPDbGyQ=
 dappco.re/go/io v0.9.0 h1:TyHUuUJdZ73CXQlBpqx47SNyFFzgwA5OPSKu4Twb2f0=
 dappco.re/go/io v0.9.0/go.mod h1:K5jWSLMdk0X9HqJ6b1I+8tKqcNpNWgpcUZi/fGm28Q8=
-dappco.re/go/log v0.9.0 h1:9+OiBUDyUNvqZZ++XemcjJPCgypr+Yf/1e5OP3X2nrk=
-dappco.re/go/log v0.9.0/go.mod h1:IC04Em9SfVTcXiWc1BqZDQfa1MtOuMDEermZkQcTz9c=
 forge.lthn.ai/Snider/Borg v0.3.1 h1:gfC1ZTpLoZai07oOWJiVeQ8+qJYK8A795tgVGJHbVL8=
 forge.lthn.ai/Snider/Borg v0.3.1/go.mod h1:Z7DJD0yHXsxSyM7Mjl6/g4gH1NBsIz44Bf5AFlV76Wg=
 forge.lthn.ai/Snider/Enchantrix v0.0.4 h1:biwpix/bdedfyc0iVeK15awhhJKH6TEMYOTXzHXx5TI=
diff --git a/go/watch.go b/go/watch.go
index cf1754d..2e3a446 100644
--- a/go/watch.go
+++ b/go/watch.go
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ func (c *Config) StopWatch() {
 	if !fw.stopped {
 		fw.stopped = true
 		close(fw.stop)
-		_ = fw.w.Close()
+		if r := fw.w.Close(); !r.OK {
+			core.Warn("config watcher close failed", "err", r.Error())
+		}
 	}
 	fw.mu.Unlock()
 }
@@ -149,7 +151,9 @@ func (c *Config) watchLoop(fw *fileWatcher) {
 				// Best-effort for atomic-save editors: the replacement file may
 				// not exist during the swap. There is no automatic retry loop;
 				// another fsnotify event is required to attempt Add again.
-				_ = fw.w.Add(path)
+				if r := fw.w.Add(path); !r.OK {
+					core.Warn("config watcher re-add failed", "file", path, "err", r.Error())
+				}
 			}
 			requestReload(reloadRequests)
 		case _, ok := <-fw.w.Errors():
@@ -229,12 +233,12 @@ func (c *Config) reloadAndNotify() {
 			fn(change.Key, change.Value)
 		}
 		if attached != nil {
-			_ = attached.ACTION(ConfigChanged{
+			reportConfigBroadcast(attached.ACTION(ConfigChanged{
 				Key:      change.Key,
 				Value:    change.Value,
 				Previous: change.Previous,
 				Source:   configChangeSourceFile,
-			})
+			}), configChangeSourceFile)
 		}
 	}
 }