diff --git a/src/components/forms/LogVisitForm.tsx b/src/components/forms/LogVisitForm.tsx
index a9d0bce..008623a 100644
--- a/src/components/forms/LogVisitForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/forms/LogVisitForm.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
 
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [submitError, setSubmitError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [storeError, setStoreError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   // 1. Fetch form schema from API (/app/434/view/form-screens)
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -138,10 +139,10 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
     if (fetchingStoresRef.current) return;
     fetchingStoresRef.current = true;
     setFetchingStores(true);
+    setStoreError(null);
 
     try {
       const formDataToSend = cleanFormData(formDataOverride || valuesRef.current);
-      console.log('[LogVisitForm] Executing select_store lookup with prefilled formData:', formDataToSend);
 
       const lookupRes = await client.wfLookupRecords({
         activityId,
@@ -187,8 +188,14 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
       });
 
       setStoreOptions(opts);
-    } catch (e) {
+    } catch (e: any) {
       console.error('Failed to load select_store options:', e);
+      const msg = e?.message || e?.data?.message || String(e);
+      if (msg.toLowerCase().includes('route_code')) {
+        setStoreError('Please punch-in in Daily Logs');
+      } else {
+        setStoreError('Failed to load stores');
+      }
     } finally {
       setFetchingStores(false);
       fetchingStoresRef.current = false;
@@ -204,8 +211,6 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
         time_of_visit: timeVal,
       });
 
-      console.log('[LogVisitForm] Fetching initial daily_log lookup with payload:', payload);
-
       const dailyLogLookupRes = await client.wfLookupRecords({
         activityId,
         fieldId: 'daily_log',
@@ -219,7 +224,6 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
 
       if (arr.length > 0) {
         const firstLog = arr[0];
-        console.log('[LogVisitForm] Successfully fetched daily log record:', firstLog);
 
         const dailyLogInstanceId = String(firstLog.instance_id || firstLog.id || '');
         const routeCode = String(
@@ -256,7 +260,6 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
 
         valuesRef.current = updated;
         setValues(updated);
-        console.log('[LogVisitForm] Daily log prefill complete:', updated);
       } else {
         console.warn('[LogVisitForm] No daily log records found for date/time:', dateVal, timeVal);
       }
@@ -336,14 +339,11 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
       }
       payload['upload_image'] = uploadedFiles;
 
-      console.log('[LogVisitForm] Submitting clean startInstance payload:', payload);
-
       const res: any = await client.startInstance(activityId, payload);
 
       const chainSource = res?.activity_chain || schema?.activity_chain || [];
       if (chainSource && chainSource.length > 0) {
         const nextAct = chainSource[0];
-        console.log('[LogVisitForm] Activity chain detected, transitioning to DynamicForm:', nextAct);
         onActivityChange?.(nextAct.activity_name);
 
         setChainedActivity({
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
 
         if (type === 'wf_lookup' || lowerId === 'select_store' || lowerName.includes('select store')) {
           return (
-            <div key={fieldId} className="relative">
+            <div key={fieldId} className="flex flex-col gap-1 relative">
               <Select
                 label={f.name}
                 required={f.mandatory}
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ export function LogVisitForm({ client, onSuccess, onCancel, onActivityChange }:
                   <Spinner size={16} />
                 </div>
               )}
+              {storeError && (
+                <div className="text-sm text-ruby-600 mt-1">
+                  {storeError}
+                </div>
+              )}
             </div>
           );
         }