diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/app.module.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/app.module.ts
index 86a7ff034e..98719c3d80 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/app.module.ts
@@ -52,17 +52,28 @@ import { ENABLED_PLUGINS } from './plugins/registry';
 export const FunctionalityModules = [
   ClsModule.forRoot({
     global: true,
+    // for http / graphql request
     middleware: {
       mount: true,
       generateId: true,
       idGenerator() {
         // make every request has a unique id to tracing
-        return randomUUID();
+        return `req-${randomUUID()}`;
       },
       setup(cls, _req, res: Response) {
         res.setHeader('X-Request-Id', cls.getId());
       },
     },
+    // for websocket connection
+    // https://papooch.github.io/nestjs-cls/considerations/compatibility#websockets
+    interceptor: {
+      mount: true,
+      generateId: true,
+      idGenerator() {
+        // make every request has a unique id to tracing
+        return `ws-${randomUUID()}`;
+      },
+    },
     plugins: [
       // https://papooch.github.io/nestjs-cls/plugins/available-plugins/transactional/prisma-adapter
       new ClsPluginTransactional({
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/core/sync/gateway.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/core/sync/gateway.ts
index c21b61a6f5..d0e47fa085 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/core/sync/gateway.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/core/sync/gateway.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { applyDecorators, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { applyDecorators, Logger, UseInterceptors } from '@nestjs/common';
 import {
   ConnectedSocket,
   MessageBody,
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   SubscribeMessage as RawSubscribeMessage,
   WebSocketGateway,
 } from '@nestjs/websockets';
+import { ClsInterceptor } from 'nestjs-cls';
 import { Socket } from 'socket.io';
 
 import {
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ interface UpdateAwarenessMessage {
 }
 
 @WebSocketGateway()
+@UseInterceptors(ClsInterceptor)
 export class SpaceSyncGateway
   implements OnGatewayConnection, OnGatewayDisconnect
 {
@@ -147,11 +149,13 @@ export class SpaceSyncGateway
 
   handleConnection() {
     this.connectionCount++;
+    this.logger.log(`New connection, total: ${this.connectionCount}`);
     metrics.socketio.gauge('realtime_connections').record(this.connectionCount);
   }
 
   handleDisconnect() {
     this.connectionCount--;
+    this.logger.log(`Connection disconnected, total: ${this.connectionCount}`);
     metrics.socketio.gauge('realtime_connections').record(this.connectionCount);
   }