diff --git a/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/channel.py b/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/channel.py
index 2d414978e..15e3cf992 100644
--- a/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/channel.py
+++ b/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/channel.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Channel(Context):
 
         await self._buffer_packet_data(self.buffer, packet, 0)
         if __debug__:
-            log.debug(__name__, "channel._handle_init_packet - end")
+            log.debug(__name__, "handle_init_packet - end")
 
     async def _handle_cont_packet(self, packet: utils.BufferType):
         if __debug__:
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ class Channel(Context):
             self._todo_clear_buffer()
             return
 
+        if self._should_be_encrypted() and not _is_ctrl_byte_encrypted_transport(
+            ctrl_byte
+        ):
+            self._todo_clear_buffer()
+            raise ThpError("Message is not encrypted. Ignoring")
+
         # 2: Handle message with unexpected synchronization bit
         if sync_bit != THP.sync_get_receive_expected_bit(self.channel_cache):
             if __debug__:
@@ -231,10 +237,6 @@ class Channel(Context):
             await self._handle_state_TH1(payload_length, message_length, sync_bit)
             return
 
-        if not _is_ctrl_byte_encrypted_transport(ctrl_byte):
-            self._todo_clear_buffer()
-            raise ThpError("Message is not encrypted. Ignoring")
-
         if state is ChannelState.ENCRYPTED_TRANSPORT:
             await self._handle_state_ENCRYPTED_TRANSPORT(message_length)
             return
@@ -304,7 +306,6 @@ class Channel(Context):
         if session_id == 0:
             await self._handle_channel_message(message_length, message_type)
             return
-
         if session_id not in self.sessions:
             await self.write_error(
                 FailureType.ThpUnallocatedSession, "Unallocated session"
@@ -317,7 +318,6 @@ class Channel(Context):
                 FailureType.ThpUnallocatedSession, "Unallocated session"
             )
             raise ThpError("Unalloacted session")
-
         self.sessions[session_id].incoming_message.publish(
             MessageWithType(
                 message_type,
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ class Channel(Context):
     async def _handle_pairing(self, message_length: int) -> None:
         pass
 
+    def _should_be_encrypted(self) -> bool:
+        if self.get_channel_state() in [ChannelState.UNALLOCATED, ChannelState.TH1]:
+            return False
+        return True
+
     async def _handle_channel_message(
         self, message_length: int, message_type: int
     ) -> None:
@@ -434,7 +439,7 @@ class Channel(Context):
 
     async def write(self, msg: protobuf.MessageType, session_id: int = 0) -> None:
         if __debug__:
-            log.debug(__name__, "channel.write: %s", msg.MESSAGE_NAME)
+            log.debug(__name__, "write message: %s", msg.MESSAGE_NAME)
         noise_payload_len = self._encode_into_buffer(msg, session_id)
         await self.write_and_encrypt(self.buffer[:noise_payload_len])
 
diff --git a/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/session_context.py b/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/session_context.py
index a9adaa93a..b6a67b53b 100644
--- a/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/session_context.py
+++ b/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/session_context.py
@@ -113,15 +113,14 @@ class SessionContext(Context):
         expected_type: type[protobuf.MessageType] | None = None,
     ) -> protobuf.MessageType:
         if __debug__:
+            exp_type: str = str(expected_type)
             log.debug(
                 __name__,
                 "Read - with expected types %s and expected type %s",
                 str(expected_types),
-                str(expected_type),
+                exp_type,
             )
         message: MessageWithType = await self.incoming_message.take()
-        if __debug__:
-            log.debug(__name__, "I'm here")
         if message.type not in expected_types:
             raise UnexpectedMessageWithType(message)
 
@@ -158,4 +157,5 @@ def load_cached_sessions(channel: Channel) -> dict[int, SessionContext]:  # TODO
         if session.channel_id == channel.channel_id:
             sid = int.from_bytes(session.session_id, "big")
             sessions[sid] = SessionContext(channel, session)
+            loop.schedule(sessions[sid].handle())
     return sessions
diff --git a/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/thp_session.py b/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/thp_session.py
index 78f1fa7c9..12778f91f 100644
--- a/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/thp_session.py
+++ b/core/src/trezor/wire/thp/thp_session.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING  # pyright:ignore[reportShadowedImports]
 
 from storage import cache_thp as storage_thp_cache
 from storage.cache_thp import ChannelCache, SessionThpCache
+from trezor import log
 from trezor.wire.protocol_common import WireError
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ def sync_set_can_send_message(
 def sync_set_receive_expected_bit(
     cache: SessionThpCache | ChannelCache, bit: int
 ) -> None:
+    if __debug__:
+        log.debug(__name__, "Set sync receive expected bit to %d", bit)
     if bit not in (0, 1):
         raise ThpError("Unexpected receive sync bit")