diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/touchpad_direct.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/touchpad_direct.cpp
index 2c08382..27218f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/touchpad_direct.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/touchpad_direct.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ Java_xtr_keymapper_server_InputService_startTouchpadDirect(JNIEnv *env, jobject
 	poll_fds.clear();
 	uinput_fds.clear();
 
+    printf("I: Searching for touchpad devices...\n");
 	for (auto & evdev : evdevNames) {
 		int device_fd = open(evdev.c_str(), O_RDWR);
 		if (device_fd < 0) {
@@ -170,7 +171,14 @@ Java_xtr_keymapper_server_InputService_startTouchpadDirect(JNIEnv *env, jobject
 			printf("device: %s\n", dev_name);
 		}
 
-		// Ignore virtual tablet
+        if (HasInputProp(device_fd, INPUT_PROP_POINTER)) {
+            printf("has INPUT_PROP_POINTER", dev_name);
+        } else {
+            close(device_fd);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Ignore virtual tablet
 		if (strcmp(x_virtual_tablet, dev_name) == 0)
 			continue;
 
@@ -181,17 +189,13 @@ Java_xtr_keymapper_server_InputService_startTouchpadDirect(JNIEnv *env, jobject
 			continue;
 		}
 
+        printf(" adding touchpad device...\n", evdev.c_str());
 
-        if(HasInputProp(device_fd, INPUT_PROP_POINTER)) {
-            printf("\n%s has INPUT_PROP_POINTER\n ");
-            printf("add touchpad device: %s\n", evdev.c_str());
-            ioctl(device_fd, EVIOCGRAB, (void *)1);
-            poll_fds.push_back(pollfd{device_fd, POLLIN, 0});
-            uinput_fds.push_back(SetupUinputDevice(device_fd));
-        }
-
-	}
+        ioctl(device_fd, EVIOCGRAB, (void *)1);
 
+        poll_fds.push_back(pollfd{device_fd, POLLIN, 0});
+        uinput_fds.push_back(SetupUinputDevice(device_fd));
+    }
 	if (poll_fds.empty()) return;
 
 	looper = std::thread(start);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/xtr/keymapper/server/RemoteService.java b/app/src/main/java/xtr/keymapper/server/RemoteService.java
index 8f98942..c7ce450 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/xtr/keymapper/server/RemoteService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/xtr/keymapper/server/RemoteService.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ private boolean addNewDevices(String[] data) {
         if (isWaylandClient) return true;
         if( !currentDevice.equals(evdev) )
             if (input_event[1].equals("EV_REL")) {
-                System.out.println("add device: " + evdev);
+                System.out.println("add mouse device: " + evdev);
                 currentDevice = evdev;
             }
         return true;