diff --git a/public/claude-ide/terminal.js b/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
index 77fd1c88..3a4ff5e0 100644
--- a/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
+++ b/public/claude-ide/terminal.js
@@ -631,28 +631,35 @@ class TerminalManager {
    * Waits for terminal to be ready before sending command
    */
   async launchCommand(terminalId, command) {
+    console.log(`[TerminalManager] launchCommand: terminalId=${terminalId}, command="${command.trim()}"`);
+
     // Wait for terminal to be ready (max 5 seconds)
+    console.log(`[TerminalManager] Waiting for terminal ${terminalId} to be ready...`);
     const ready = await this.waitForTerminalReady(terminalId, 5000);
 
     if (!ready) {
-      console.error('[TerminalManager] Terminal not ready for command launch (timeout)');
+      console.error(`[TerminalManager] Terminal ${terminalId} NOT ready (timeout after 5s)`);
       showToast('Terminal not ready. Please try again.', 'error');
       return;
     }
 
+    console.log(`[TerminalManager] Terminal ${terminalId} is ready! Sending command.`);
+
     const terminal = this.terminals.get(terminalId);
     if (!terminal || !terminal.ws || terminal.ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) {
-      console.error('[TerminalManager] Terminal not ready for command launch (WebSocket not connected)');
+      console.error(`[TerminalManager] Cannot send - WebSocket not ready. terminal=${!!terminal}, ws=${!!terminal?.ws}, state=${terminal?.ws?.readyState}`);
       return;
     }
 
     // Send command to terminal
-    terminal.ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+    const message = JSON.stringify({
       type: 'input',
       data: command
-    }));
+    });
+    console.log(`[TerminalManager] Sending to WebSocket: ${message}`);
+    terminal.ws.send(message);
 
-    console.log(`[TerminalManager] Launched command in terminal ${terminalId}: ${command.trim()}`);
+    console.log(`[TerminalManager] Command sent to terminal ${terminalId}: ${command.trim()}`);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -869,13 +876,18 @@ class TerminalManager {
    * Handle terminal message from WebSocket
    */
   handleTerminalMessage(terminalId, message) {
+    console.log(`[TerminalManager] Received message from backend: type="${message.type}", terminalId="${terminalId}"`, message);
+
     const terminal = this.terminals.get(terminalId);
 
-    if (!terminal) return;
+    if (!terminal) {
+      console.error(`[TerminalManager] Cannot handle message - terminal ${terminalId} not found in map`);
+      return;
+    }
 
     switch (message.type) {
       case 'ready':
-        console.log(`[TerminalManager] Terminal ${terminalId} ready`);
+        console.log(`[TerminalManager] ✅ Ready message received for ${terminalId}, PTY is initialized`);
         break;
 
       case 'data':
@@ -894,6 +906,9 @@ class TerminalManager {
         // Update mode display
         this.updateModeDisplay(terminalId, message.mode);
         break;
+
+      default:
+        console.log(`[TerminalManager] Unknown message type: ${message.type}`);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/services/terminal-service.js b/services/terminal-service.js
index dfd92ed6..014f7efb 100644
--- a/services/terminal-service.js
+++ b/services/terminal-service.js
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ class TerminalService {
 
         console.log(`[TerminalService] WebSocket connected for terminal ${terminalId}`);
 
-        // Send ready message to client to indicate PTY is ready for input
-        ws.send(JSON.stringify({
-            type: 'ready',
-            terminalId: terminalId
-        }));
-
         // Handle incoming messages from client (user input)
         ws.on('message', (data) => {
             try {