diff --git a/antigo/include/antigo/Context.h b/antigo/include/antigo/Context.h
index 81df6b3a99..cf7eb00da1 100644
--- a/antigo/include/antigo/Context.h
+++ b/antigo/include/antigo/Context.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class OnstackContext
   void AddLambdaWithOwned(std::function<std::string()> printerFunc);
   [[nodiscard]] impl::ReferencedValueGuard AddLambdaWithRef(std::function<std::string()> printerFunc);
 
-  ResolvedContext Resolve() const;
+  [[nodiscard]] ResolvedContext Resolve() const;
   void Orphan() const;
 
   // XXX: move to some common headedr?
diff --git a/skymp5-server/cpp/server_guest_lib/EvaluateTemplate.h b/skymp5-server/cpp/server_guest_lib/EvaluateTemplate.h
index 1912ac1be7..09732d7de1 100644
--- a/skymp5-server/cpp/server_guest_lib/EvaluateTemplate.h
+++ b/skymp5-server/cpp/server_guest_lib/EvaluateTemplate.h
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ auto EvaluateTemplate(WorldState* worldState, uint32_t baseId,
     detailedLog << "Variable npcData: baseTemplate=" << npcData.baseTemplate
                 << ", templateDataFlags=" << npcData.templateDataFlags << "\n";
 
+    ctx.AddLambdaWithOwned([s = detailedLog.str()] {
+      return s;
+    });
+
     try {
       if (npcData.baseTemplate == 0) {
         return callback(npcLookupResult, npcData);
diff --git a/skymp5-server/cpp/server_guest_lib/MpObjectReference.cpp b/skymp5-server/cpp/server_guest_lib/MpObjectReference.cpp
index 355033c1ef..4aeae3c816 100644
--- a/skymp5-server/cpp/server_guest_lib/MpObjectReference.cpp
+++ b/skymp5-server/cpp/server_guest_lib/MpObjectReference.cpp
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ std::vector<espm::CONT::ContainerObject> GetOutfitObjects(
         auto result = npcLookupRes.ToGlobalId(npcData.defaultOutfitId);
         if (result == 0) {
           ctx.AddMessage("evaluated NPC template - outfitId is 0");
-          throw std::runtime_error("failed NPC template eval"); // this will make context log everything
+          ctx.Orphan();
         }
         return result;
       });
@@ -1921,14 +1921,23 @@ void MpObjectReference::EnsureBaseContainerAdded(espm::Loader& espm)
     return;
   }
 
-  ctx.AddMessage("next: AsActor(), templateChain, lookupRes");
+  ctx.AddMessage("next: AsActor(), templateChain, lookupRes.rec");
 
   auto actor = AsActor();
+  ctx.AddPtr(actor);
   const std::vector<FormDesc> kEmptyTemplateChain;
   const std::vector<FormDesc>& templateChain =
     actor ? actor->GetTemplateChain() : kEmptyTemplateChain;
+  ctx.AddLambdaWithOwned([templateChain]{
+    std::string s = "[\n";
+    for (const auto& elt : templateChain) {
+      s += "  " + elt.ToString() + "\n";
+    }
+    return s + "]";
+  });
 
   auto lookupRes = espm.GetBrowser().LookupById(GetBaseId());
+  ctx.AddPtr(lookupRes.rec);
 
   std::map<uint32_t, uint32_t> itemsToAdd, itemsToEquip;