diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 640bb7c..aff8bac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ### Changed
 
 - URL validation is stricter in the connection screen and URI protocol handler
+- the http client has relaxed syntax rules when deserializing JSON responses
 
 ## 0.6.0 - 2025-07-25
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/CoderRestClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/CoderRestClient.kt
index 1a0f18e..fca46a3 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/CoderRestClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/CoderRestClient.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.coder.toolbox.sdk
 import com.coder.toolbox.CoderToolboxContext
 import com.coder.toolbox.sdk.convertors.ArchConverter
 import com.coder.toolbox.sdk.convertors.InstantConverter
+import com.coder.toolbox.sdk.convertors.LoggingConverterFactory
 import com.coder.toolbox.sdk.convertors.OSConverter
 import com.coder.toolbox.sdk.convertors.UUIDConverter
 import com.coder.toolbox.sdk.ex.APIResponseException
@@ -74,10 +75,10 @@ open class CoderRestClient(
         var builder = OkHttpClient.Builder()
 
         if (context.proxySettings.getProxy() != null) {
-            context.logger.debug("proxy: ${context.proxySettings.getProxy()}")
+            context.logger.info("proxy: ${context.proxySettings.getProxy()}")
             builder.proxy(context.proxySettings.getProxy())
         } else if (context.proxySettings.getProxySelector() != null) {
-            context.logger.debug("proxy selector: ${context.proxySettings.getProxySelector()}")
+            context.logger.info("proxy selector: ${context.proxySettings.getProxySelector()}")
             builder.proxySelector(context.proxySettings.getProxySelector()!!)
         }
 
@@ -133,7 +134,12 @@ open class CoderRestClient(
 
         retroRestClient =
             Retrofit.Builder().baseUrl(url.toString()).client(httpClient)
-                .addConverterFactory(MoshiConverterFactory.create(moshi))
+                .addConverterFactory(
+                    LoggingConverterFactory.wrap(
+                        context,
+                        MoshiConverterFactory.create(moshi).asLenient()
+                    )
+                )
                 .build().create(CoderV2RestFacade::class.java)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/convertors/LoggingConverterFactory.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/convertors/LoggingConverterFactory.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..839d753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/convertors/LoggingConverterFactory.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package com.coder.toolbox.sdk.convertors
+
+import com.coder.toolbox.CoderToolboxContext
+import okhttp3.RequestBody
+import okhttp3.ResponseBody
+import retrofit2.Converter
+import retrofit2.Retrofit
+import java.lang.reflect.Type
+
+class LoggingConverterFactory private constructor(
+    private val context: CoderToolboxContext,
+    private val delegate: Converter.Factory,
+) : Converter.Factory() {
+
+    override fun responseBodyConverter(
+        type: Type,
+        annotations: Array<Annotation>,
+        retrofit: Retrofit
+    ): Converter<ResponseBody, *>? {
+        // Get the delegate converter
+        val delegateConverter = delegate.responseBodyConverter(type, annotations, retrofit)
+            ?: return null
+
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        return LoggingMoshiConverter(context, delegateConverter as Converter<ResponseBody, Any?>)
+    }
+
+    override fun requestBodyConverter(
+        type: Type,
+        parameterAnnotations: Array<Annotation>,
+        methodAnnotations: Array<Annotation>,
+        retrofit: Retrofit
+    ): Converter<*, RequestBody>? {
+        return delegate.requestBodyConverter(type, parameterAnnotations, methodAnnotations, retrofit)
+    }
+
+    override fun stringConverter(
+        type: Type,
+        annotations: Array<Annotation>,
+        retrofit: Retrofit
+    ): Converter<*, String>? {
+        return delegate.stringConverter(type, annotations, retrofit)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        fun wrap(
+            context: CoderToolboxContext,
+            delegate: Converter.Factory,
+        ): LoggingConverterFactory {
+            return LoggingConverterFactory(context, delegate)
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/convertors/LoggingMoshiConverter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/convertors/LoggingMoshiConverter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cc548a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/toolbox/sdk/convertors/LoggingMoshiConverter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package com.coder.toolbox.sdk.convertors
+
+import com.coder.toolbox.CoderToolboxContext
+import okhttp3.ResponseBody
+import okhttp3.ResponseBody.Companion.toResponseBody
+import retrofit2.Converter
+
+class LoggingMoshiConverter(
+    private val context: CoderToolboxContext,
+    private val delegate: Converter<ResponseBody, Any?>
+) : Converter<ResponseBody, Any> {
+
+    override fun convert(value: ResponseBody): Any? {
+        val bodyString = value.string()
+
+        return try {
+            // Parse with Moshi
+            delegate.convert(bodyString.toResponseBody(value.contentType()))
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            // Log the raw content that failed to parse
+            context.logger.error(
+                """
+                |Moshi parsing failed:
+                |Content-Type: ${value.contentType()}
+                |Content: $bodyString
+                |Error: ${e.message}
+            """.trimMargin()
+            )
+
+            // Re-throw so the onFailure callback still gets called
+            throw e
+        }
+    }
+}
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