diff --git a/pySDC/helpers/stats_helper.py b/pySDC/helpers/stats_helper.py
index d75f12ddbb..45e40469cf 100644
--- a/pySDC/helpers/stats_helper.py
+++ b/pySDC/helpers/stats_helper.py
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ def filter_stats(
         # delete values that have been recorded and superseded by similar, but not identical keys
         times_restarted = np.unique([me.time for me in result.keys() if me.num_restarts > 0])
         for t in times_restarted:
-            restarts = [(me.type, me.num_restarts) for me in filter_stats(result, time=t).keys()]
+            restarts = {}
+            for me in filter_stats(result, time=t).keys():
+                restarts[me.type] = max([restarts.get(me.type, 0), me.num_restarts])
+
             [
                 [
-                    [result.pop(you, None) for you in filter_stats(result, time=t, type=me[0], num_restarts=i).keys()]
-                    for i in range(me[1])
+                    [result.pop(you, None) for you in filter_stats(result, time=t, type=type_, num_restarts=i).keys()]
+                    for i in range(num_restarts_)
                 ]
-                for me in restarts
+                for type_, num_restarts_ in restarts.items()
             ]
 
         # delete values that were recorded at times that shouldn't be recorded because we performed a different step after the restart
diff --git a/pySDC/implementations/controller_classes/controller_nonMPI.py b/pySDC/implementations/controller_classes/controller_nonMPI.py
index 8aceab90b6..83876ef18e 100644
--- a/pySDC/implementations/controller_classes/controller_nonMPI.py
+++ b/pySDC/implementations/controller_classes/controller_nonMPI.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def __init__(self, num_procs, controller_params, description):
             for _ in range(num_procs - 1):
                 self.MS.append(dill.copy(self.MS[0]))
         # if this fails (e.g. due to un-picklable data in the steps), initialize separately
-        except (dill.PicklingError, TypeError):
-            self.logger.warning('Need to initialize steps separately due to pickling error')
+        except (dill.PicklingError, TypeError) as error:
+            self.logger.warning(f'Need to initialize steps separately due to pickling error: {error}')
             for _ in range(num_procs - 1):
                 self.MS.append(stepclass.step(description))
 
diff --git a/pySDC/implementations/convergence_controller_classes/spread_step_sizes.py b/pySDC/implementations/convergence_controller_classes/spread_step_sizes.py
index 53c380b89a..2246aee829 100644
--- a/pySDC/implementations/convergence_controller_classes/spread_step_sizes.py
+++ b/pySDC/implementations/convergence_controller_classes/spread_step_sizes.py
@@ -68,11 +68,14 @@ def get_step_from_which_to_spread(self, restarts, new_steps, size, S):
             else:
                 # we want to spread the smallest step size out of the steps that want to be restarted
                 spread_from_step = restart_at + np.argmin(new_steps[restart_at:])
-            self.debug(f'Detected restart from step {restart_at}. Spreading step size from step {spread_from_step}.', S)
+            self.debug(
+                f'Detected restart from step {restart_at}. Spreading step size from step {spread_from_step}: {new_steps[restart_at]:.2e}.',
+                S,
+            )
         else:
             restart_at = size - 1
             spread_from_step = restart_at
-            self.debug('Spreading step size from last step.', S)
+            self.debug(f'Spreading step size from last step: {new_steps[restart_at]:.2e}.', S)
 
         return spread_from_step, restart_at
 
diff --git a/pySDC/implementations/hooks/default_hook.py b/pySDC/implementations/hooks/default_hook.py
index dcdd236421..f997b2a6cf 100644
--- a/pySDC/implementations/hooks/default_hook.py
+++ b/pySDC/implementations/hooks/default_hook.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ def post_run(self, step, level_number):
             type='timing_run',
             value=self.__t1_run - self.__t0_run,
         )
+        self.logger.info(f'Finished run after {self.__t1_run - self.__t0_run:.2f}s')
 
     def post_setup(self, step, level_number):
         """