diff --git a/attn/attn_handler.cpp b/attn/attn_handler.cpp
index a6bd469..8c26bb3 100644
--- a/attn/attn_handler.cpp
+++ b/attn/attn_handler.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@
     uint32_t proc;
 
     // loop through processors looking for active attentions
+    log<level::INFO>("Attention handler started");
+
     pdbg_target* target;
     pdbg_for_each_class_target("fsi", target)
     {
+        log<level::INFO>("iterating targets");
         if (PDBG_TARGET_ENABLED == pdbg_target_probe(target))
         {
             proc = pdbg_target_index(target); // get processor number
diff --git a/attn/attn_main.cpp b/attn/attn_main.cpp
index 46455b3..bd3b5c4 100644
--- a/attn/attn_main.cpp
+++ b/attn/attn_main.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     };
 
     // get handle to attention GPIO line
-    line = gpiod_line_get("gpiochip0", 74);
+    line = gpiod_line_find("checkstop");
 
     if (nullptr == line)
     {
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
             std::make_unique<attn::AttnMonitor>(line, config, io, i_config));
 
         io.run(); // start GPIO monitor
+
+        // done with line, manually close chip (per gpiod api comments)
+        gpiod_line_close_chip(line);
     }
 
     return rc;
diff --git a/attn/attn_monitor.cpp b/attn/attn_monitor.cpp
index 13b7f15..25bdce4 100644
--- a/attn/attn_monitor.cpp
+++ b/attn/attn_monitor.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
             }
             else
             {
+                log<level::INFO>("Attention monitor detected active attention");
                 handleGPIOEvent(); // gpio trigger detected
             }
             return;
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@
         {
             // active attention when gpio == 0
             case 0:
+                logMessage = "Attention monitor calling attention handler";
+                log<level::INFO>(logMessage.c_str());
                 attnHandler(iv_config);
                 break;
 
diff --git a/attn/meson.build b/attn/meson.build
index 6a0bcc2..92254db 100644
--- a/attn/meson.build
+++ b/attn/meson.build
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 # dependency to link libpdbg support
 libpdbg = cmplr.find_library('pdbg')
 
-# libpdbg requires linking with "whole-archive" option
-whole_archive = declare_dependency(link_args : '-Wl,--whole-archive')
-no_whole_archive = declare_dependency(link_args : '-Wl,--no-whole-archive')
-
 # install systemd unit file
 configure_file(
     input: 'attn_handler.service',
@@ -46,7 +42,6 @@
 attn = static_library('attn_handler',
                       attn_src,
                       include_directories : incdir,
-                      dependencies : [whole_archive, libpdbg,
-                                      no_whole_archive, sdbusplus, libgpiod],
+                      dependencies : [libpdbg, sdbusplus, libgpiod],
                       cpp_args : boost_args,
                       install : true)