diff --git a/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs b/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
index 74321f24..2bb2a9fc 100644
--- a/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/coordinator/src/lib.rs
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ async fn start_inner(
     let mut daemon_connections = DaemonConnections::default();
 
     while let Some(event) = events.next().await {
+        // used below for measuring the event handling duration
         let start = Instant::now();
-        let event_debug = format!("{event:?}");
+        let event_kind = event.kind();
 
         if event.log() {
             tracing::trace!("Handling event {event:?}");
@@ -738,10 +739,11 @@ async fn start_inner(
             },
         }
 
+        // warn if event handling took too long -> the main loop should never be blocked for too long
         let elapsed = start.elapsed();
         if elapsed > Duration::from_millis(100) {
             tracing::warn!(
-                "Coordinator took {}ms for handling event: {event_debug}",
+                "Coordinator took {}ms for handling event: {event_kind}",
                 elapsed.as_millis()
             );
         }
@@ -1154,6 +1156,22 @@ impl Event {
             _ => true,
         }
     }
+
+    fn kind(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Event::NewDaemonConnection(_) => "NewDaemonConnection",
+            Event::DaemonConnectError(_) => "DaemonConnectError",
+            Event::DaemonHeartbeat { .. } => "DaemonHeartbeat",
+            Event::Dataflow { .. } => "Dataflow",
+            Event::Control(_) => "Control",
+            Event::Daemon(_) => "Daemon",
+            Event::DaemonHeartbeatInterval => "DaemonHeartbeatInterval",
+            Event::CtrlC => "CtrlC",
+            Event::Log(_) => "Log",
+            Event::DaemonExit { .. } => "DaemonExit",
+            Event::DataflowSpawnResult { .. } => "DataflowSpawnResult",
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 2046384c..a79a344c 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -320,8 +320,9 @@ impl Daemon {
                 tracing::warn!("failed to update HLC with incoming event timestamp: {err}");
             }
 
+            // used below for checking the duration of event handling
             let start = Instant::now();
-            let event_debug = format!("{inner:?}");
+            let event_kind = inner.kind();
 
             match inner {
                 Event::Coordinator(CoordinatorEvent { event, reply_tx }) => {
@@ -430,10 +431,11 @@ impl Daemon {
                 }
             }
 
+            // warn if event handling took too long -> the main loop should never be blocked for too long
             let elapsed = start.elapsed();
             if elapsed > Duration::from_millis(100) {
                 tracing::warn!(
-                    "Daemon took {}ms for handling event: {event_debug}",
+                    "Daemon took {}ms for handling event: {event_kind}",
                     elapsed.as_millis()
                 );
             }
@@ -2152,6 +2154,24 @@ impl From<DoraEvent> for Event {
     }
 }
 
+impl Event {
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Event::Node { .. } => "Node",
+            Event::Coordinator(_) => "Coordinator",
+            Event::Daemon(_) => "Daemon",
+            Event::Dora(_) => "Dora",
+            Event::DynamicNode(_) => "DynamicNode",
+            Event::HeartbeatInterval => "HeartbeatInterval",
+            Event::CtrlC => "CtrlC",
+            Event::SecondCtrlC => "SecondCtrlC",
+            Event::DaemonError(_) => "DaemonError",
+            Event::SpawnNodeResult { .. } => "SpawnNodeResult",
+            Event::SpawnDataflowResult { .. } => "SpawnDataflowResult",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum DaemonNodeEvent {
     OutputsDone {