diff --git a/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accounts.go b/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accounts.go
index d57288821..09503bca7 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accounts.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accounts.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package accounts
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/ierrors"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime/options"
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ func (a *AccountData) String() string {
 		stringify.NewStructField("Credits", a.Credits),
 		stringify.NewStructField("ExpirySlot", uint32(a.ExpirySlot)),
 		stringify.NewStructField("OutputID", a.OutputID),
-		stringify.NewStructField("BlockIssuerKeys", a.BlockIssuerKeys),
+		stringify.NewStructField("BlockIssuerKeys", func() string { return strconv.Itoa(a.BlockIssuerKeys.Size()) }()),
 		stringify.NewStructField("ValidatorStake", uint64(a.ValidatorStake)),
 		stringify.NewStructField("DelegationStake", uint64(a.DelegationStake)),
 		stringify.NewStructField("FixedCost", uint64(a.FixedCost)),
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accountsledger/manager.go b/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accountsledger/manager.go
index c4a45d6bd..57f7c3512 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accountsledger/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accountsledger/manager.go
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/ierrors"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/kvstore"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/lo"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/log"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime/module"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime/options"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/runtime/syncutils"
+	"github.com/iotaledger/hive.go/stringify"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/iota-core/pkg/model"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/iota-core/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/iota-core/pkg/protocol/engine/blocks"
@@ -127,7 +129,22 @@ func (m *Manager) AccountsTreeRoot() iotago.Identifier {
 	m.mutex.RLock()
 	defer m.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	return m.accountsTree.Root()
+	root := m.accountsTree.Root()
+
+	if m.LogLevel() == log.LevelTrace {
+		m.LogTrace("retrieving accounts tree", "root", root, "accounts", func() string {
+			accountsInTree := stringify.NewStructBuilder("Accounts")
+			_ = m.accountsTree.Stream(func(accountID iotago.AccountID, accountData *accounts.AccountData) error {
+				accountsInTree.AddField(stringify.NewStructField(accountID.String(), accountData))
+
+				return nil
+			})
+
+			return accountsInTree.String()
+		}())
+	}
+
+	return root
 }
 
 // ApplyDiff applies the given accountDiff to the Account tree.
@@ -403,7 +420,9 @@ func (m *Manager) rollbackAccountTo(accountData *accounts.AccountData, targetSlo
 		}
 
 		// update the output ID of the account if it was changed
-		accountData.OutputID = diffChange.PreviousOutputID
+		if diffChange.PreviousOutputID != iotago.EmptyOutputID {
+			accountData.OutputID = diffChange.PreviousOutputID
+		}
 
 		accountData.AddBlockIssuerKeys(diffChange.BlockIssuerKeysRemoved...)
 		accountData.RemoveBlockIssuerKey(diffChange.BlockIssuerKeysAdded...)
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accountsledger/snapshot.go b/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accountsledger/snapshot.go
index d729db9f5..345f46e42 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accountsledger/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/engine/accounts/accountsledger/snapshot.go
@@ -78,27 +78,26 @@ func (m *Manager) Export(writer io.WriteSeeker, targetIndex iotago.SlotIndex) er
 func (m *Manager) exportAccountTree(writer io.WriteSeeker, targetIndex iotago.SlotIndex) (int, error) {
 	var accountCount int
 
-	if err := m.accountsTree.Stream(func(accountID iotago.AccountID, accountData *accounts.AccountData) error {
-		m.LogDebug("Exporting account", "accountID", accountID, "outputID", accountData.OutputID, "credits.value", accountData.Credits.Value, "credits.updateSlot", accountData.Credits.UpdateSlot)
-
-		wasCreatedAfterTargetSlot, _, err := m.rollbackAccountTo(accountData, targetIndex)
+	if err := m.accountsTree.Stream(func(id iotago.AccountID, account *accounts.AccountData) error {
+		wasCreatedAfterTargetSlot, _, err := m.rollbackAccountTo(account, targetIndex)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ierrors.Wrapf(err, "unable to rollback account %s", accountID)
+			return ierrors.Wrapf(err, "unable to rollback account %s", id)
 		}
 
-		m.LogDebug("Exporting account after rollback", "accountID", accountID, "outputID", accountData.OutputID, "credits.value", accountData.Credits.Value, "credits.updateSlot", accountData.Credits.UpdateSlot)
-
 		// Account was created after the target slot, so we don't need to export it.
 		if wasCreatedAfterTargetSlot {
-			m.LogDebug("Exporting account was created after target slot", "accountID", accountID, "targetSlot", targetIndex)
+			m.LogTrace("account was created after target slot", "id", id, "targetSlot", targetIndex)
+
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		if err := stream.WriteObject(writer, accountData, (*accounts.AccountData).Bytes); err != nil {
-			return ierrors.Wrapf(err, "unable to write account %s", accountID)
+		if err = stream.WriteObject(writer, account, (*accounts.AccountData).Bytes); err != nil {
+			return ierrors.Wrapf(err, "unable to write account %s", id)
 		}
 		accountCount++
 
+		m.LogTrace("exported account", "id", id, "account", account)
+
 		return nil
 	}); err != nil {
 		return 0, ierrors.Wrap(err, "error in streaming account tree")