diff --git a/src/IO.Ably.Shared/Extensions/PresenceExtensions.cs b/src/IO.Ably.Shared/Extensions/PresenceExtensions.cs
index 49d13126b..1229674b9 100644
--- a/src/IO.Ably.Shared/Extensions/PresenceExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/IO.Ably.Shared/Extensions/PresenceExtensions.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public static bool IsNewerThan(this PresenceMessage thisMessage, PresenceMessage
             // RTP2b1
             if (thisMessage.IsSynthesized() || thatMessage.IsSynthesized())
             {
-                return thisMessage.Timestamp > thatMessage.Timestamp;
+                return thisMessage.Timestamp >= thatMessage.Timestamp;
             }
 
             // RTP2b2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public static bool IsNewerThan(this PresenceMessage thisMessage, PresenceMessage
 
             if (msgSerialThis == msgSerialThat)
             {
-                return indexThis > indexThat;
+                return indexThis >= indexThat;
             }
 
             return msgSerialThis > msgSerialThat;
diff --git a/src/IO.Ably.Shared/Realtime/RecoveryKeyContext.cs b/src/IO.Ably.Shared/Realtime/RecoveryKeyContext.cs
index db1da65ac..d55ec9427 100644
--- a/src/IO.Ably.Shared/Realtime/RecoveryKeyContext.cs
+++ b/src/IO.Ably.Shared/Realtime/RecoveryKeyContext.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ public static RecoveryKeyContext Decode(string recover, ILogger logger = null)
             {
                 return JsonHelper.Deserialize<RecoveryKeyContext>(recover);
             }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception e)
             {
-                logger?.Warning($"Error deserializing recover - {recover}, setting it as null");
+                logger?.Warning($"Error deserializing recover - {recover}, setting it as null", e);
                 return null;
             }
         }