diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/package.scala b/core/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/package.scala
index 06fe68e..e8a925b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/package.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/package.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 package com.devsisters
 
+import scala.collection.mutable
+
 package object shardcake {
   type ShardId     = Int
   type EpochMillis = Long
+
+  private[shardcake] def renderShardIds(ids: Iterable[ShardId]): String =
+    ids
+      .foldLeft(mutable.BitSet.empty)(_ += _)
+      .mkString("[", ", ", "]")
+
 }
diff --git a/entities/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/Sharding.scala b/entities/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/Sharding.scala
index a9c8caa..5d9565d 100644
--- a/entities/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/Sharding.scala
+++ b/entities/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/Sharding.scala
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Sharding private (
         shardAssignments.update(shards.foldLeft(_) { case (map, shard) => map.updated(shard, address) }) *>
           Metrics.shards.incrementBy(shards.size) *>
           startSingletonsIfNeeded *>
-          ZIO.logDebug(s"Assigned shards: $shards")
+          ZIO.logDebug(s"Assigned shards: ${renderShardIds(shards)}")
       }
       .unit
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Sharding private (
     shardAssignments.update(shards.foldLeft(_) { case (map, shard) =>
       if (map.get(shard).contains(address)) map - shard else map
     }) *>
-      ZIO.logDebug(s"Unassigning shards: $shards") *>
+      ZIO.logDebug(s"Unassigning shards: ${renderShardIds(shards)}") *>
       entityStates.get.flatMap(state =>
         ZIO.foreachDiscard(state.values)(
           _.entityManager.terminateEntitiesOnShards(shards) // this will return once all shards are terminated
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Sharding private (
       ) *>
       Metrics.shards.decrementBy(shards.size) *>
       stopSingletonsIfNeeded *>
-      ZIO.logDebug(s"Unassigned shards: $shards")
+      ZIO.logDebug(s"Unassigned shards: ${renderShardIds(shards)}")
 
   private[shardcake] def isEntityOnLocalShards(recipientType: RecipientType[_], entityId: String): UIO[Boolean] =
     for {
diff --git a/manager/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/GraphQLApi.scala b/manager/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/GraphQLApi.scala
index 111428e..1992d53 100644
--- a/manager/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/GraphQLApi.scala
+++ b/manager/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/GraphQLApi.scala
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ object GraphQLApi extends GenericSchema[ShardManager] {
   val api: GraphQL[ShardManager] =
     graphQL[ShardManager, Queries, Mutations, Subscriptions](
       RootResolver(
-        Queries(ZIO.serviceWithZIO(_.getAssignments.map(_.map { case (k, v) => Assignment(k, v) }.toList))),
+        Queries(
+          ZIO.serviceWithZIO(
+            _.getAssignments.map(_.map { case (k, v) => Assignment(k, v) }.toList.sortBy(_.shardId))
+          )
+        ),
         Mutations(
           pod => ZIO.serviceWithZIO(_.register(pod)),
           pod => ZIO.serviceWithZIO(_.unregister(pod.address)),
diff --git a/manager/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/ShardManager.scala b/manager/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/ShardManager.scala
index 21d5047..27d5ce7 100644
--- a/manager/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/ShardManager.scala
+++ b/manager/src/main/scala/com/devsisters/shardcake/ShardManager.scala
@@ -321,8 +321,12 @@ object ShardManager {
 
   sealed trait ShardingEvent
   object ShardingEvent {
-    case class ShardsAssigned(pod: PodAddress, shards: Set[ShardId])   extends ShardingEvent
-    case class ShardsUnassigned(pod: PodAddress, shards: Set[ShardId]) extends ShardingEvent
+    case class ShardsAssigned(pod: PodAddress, shards: Set[ShardId])   extends ShardingEvent {
+      override def toString: String = s"ShardsAssigned(pod=$pod, shards=${renderShardIds(shards)})"
+    }
+    case class ShardsUnassigned(pod: PodAddress, shards: Set[ShardId]) extends ShardingEvent {
+      override def toString: String = s"ShardsUnassigned(pod=$pod, shards=${renderShardIds(shards)})"
+    }
     case class PodRegistered(pod: PodAddress)                          extends ShardingEvent
     case class PodUnregistered(pod: PodAddress)                        extends ShardingEvent
     case class PodHealthChecked(pod: PodAddress)                       extends ShardingEvent