diff --git a/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue b/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
index 05f839b..cd8cdb8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@ export default {
         this.autoAdvanceTimer = null;
       }
       this.openParams = { languageId, chapterId, lessonId, courseId };
+      // Debug: show how the dialog was opened (helps detect callers not setting srsMode)
+      try {
+        console.debug('[VocabPracticeDialog] open called with', { languageId, chapterId, lessonId, courseId, srsMode, hasInitialPool: Array.isArray(initialPool) });
+      } catch (_) {}
       this.onClose = typeof onClose === 'function' ? onClose : null;
       this.srsMode = Boolean(srsMode);
       this.initialPool = Array.isArray(initialPool) ? initialPool : null;
@@ -768,6 +772,11 @@ export default {
         let res = null;
         let courseDueRes = null;
 
+        // Debug: indicate reload start and current openParams
+        try {
+          console.debug('[VocabPracticeDialog] reloadPool start', { openParams: this.openParams, srsMode: this.srsMode });
+        } catch (_) {}
+
         // Wenn courseId vorhanden, frage kursweite fällige Items an (Server liefert totalDueCount).
         // Wir fragen das an, auch wenn gerade eine lessonId gesetzt ist, und nutzen es als Fallback
         // falls kein lesson-spezifischer Pool gefunden wird. (Ermöglicht Fallback von Lesson->Course SRS.)
@@ -843,6 +852,10 @@ export default {
         this.pool = [];
       } finally {
         this.loading = false;
+        // Debug: report resolved pool and server due count
+        try {
+          console.debug('[VocabPracticeDialog] reloadPool finished', { poolLength: Array.isArray(this.pool) ? this.pool.length : 0, srsServerTotalDue: this.srsServerTotalDue, srsMode: this.srsMode });
+        } catch (_) {}
         if (this.srsMode) {
           this.initSrsSessionFromPool();
         }