diff --git a/hwmonDaemon.py b/hwmonDaemon.py
index a7ff7ba..3f30d6b 100644
--- a/hwmonDaemon.py
+++ b/hwmonDaemon.py
@@ -308,12 +308,18 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
         :param device_path: Path to the device
         :return: Boolean indicating if it's a relevant physical disk
         """
-        # Strip partition numbers to get base device
+        logger.debug(f"Checking device: {device_path}")
         base_device = re.sub(r'\d+', '', device_path)
+        logger.debug(f"Base device after stripping numbers: {base_device}")
+        
         excluded_mounts = ['/boot', '/boot/efi']
         if any(device_path.startswith(mount) for mount in excluded_mounts):
+            logger.debug(f"Device {device_path} excluded due to mount point")
             return False
-        return bool(re.match(r'/dev/(sd[a-z]|nvme\d+n\d+|mmcblk\d+)', base_device))
+            
+        is_physical = bool(re.match(r'/dev/(sd[a-z]|nvme\d+n\d+|mmcblk\d+)', base_device))
+        logger.debug(f"Device {device_path} physical disk check result: {is_physical}")
+        return is_physical
 
     
     def _check_disk_firmware(self, device: str) -> Dict[str, Any]: