diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 627985c3..12dd943f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 // ============================================
-// Suppress verbose logs from libsignal BEFORE any imports
-// This MUST be at the very top to intercept console.log before libsignal loads
+// Format session error logs from libsignal BEFORE any imports
+// This MUST be at the very top to intercept console before libsignal loads
 // ============================================
 const _origConsoleLog = console.log
+const _origConsoleError = console.error
+
+// Track last error to avoid duplicates
+let _lastErrorMsg = ''
+let _lastErrorTime = 0
+
 console.log = function(...args: unknown[]) {
 	if (args.length > 0 && typeof args[0] === 'string') {
 		const msg = args[0]
-
-		// Check if this log comes from libsignal by examining the call stack
 		const stack = new Error().stack || ''
 		const isFromLibsignal = stack.includes('libsignal') || stack.includes('session_cipher')
 
@@ -17,14 +21,39 @@ console.log = function(...args: unknown[]) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			// Suppress transient decryption errors auto-recovered by retry logic
+			// Format session errors cleanly
 			if (
 				msg.includes('Session error') ||
 				msg.includes('Bad MAC') ||
 				msg.includes('MessageCounterError') ||
-				msg.includes('Key used already or never filled') ||
-				msg.includes('Failed to decrypt message with any known session')
+				msg.includes('Key used already') ||
+				msg.includes('Failed to decrypt')
 			) {
+				// Extract error type
+				let errorType = '⚠️  Session Error'
+				if (msg.includes('Bad MAC')) errorType = '🔐 Bad MAC Error'
+				else if (msg.includes('MessageCounterError') || msg.includes('Key used already')) errorType = '🔢 Counter Error'
+				else if (msg.includes('Failed to decrypt')) errorType = '🔌 Decryption Failed'
+
+				// Extract JID if present (format: 46802258641027_1.0 or similar)
+				const jidMatch = msg.match(/(\d{10,}(?:_\d+\.\d+)?)/);
+				const jid = jidMatch ? jidMatch[1] : null
+				const maskedJid = jid && jid.length > 8 ? `${jid.substring(0, 4)}****${jid.substring(jid.length - 4)}` : jid
+
+				// Format clean message
+				const cleanMsg = maskedJid
+					? `${errorType} | JID: ${maskedJid}`
+					: errorType
+
+				// Avoid duplicate logs (within 100ms)
+				const now = Date.now()
+				if (cleanMsg === _lastErrorMsg && now - _lastErrorTime < 100) {
+					return
+				}
+				_lastErrorMsg = cleanMsg
+				_lastErrorTime = now
+
+				_origConsoleError(cleanMsg)
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -33,6 +62,52 @@ console.log = function(...args: unknown[]) {
 	_origConsoleLog.apply(console, args)
 }
 
+console.error = function(...args: unknown[]) {
+	if (args.length > 0 && typeof args[0] === 'string') {
+		const msg = args[0]
+		const stack = new Error().stack || ''
+		const isFromLibsignal = stack.includes('libsignal') || stack.includes('session_cipher')
+
+		if (isFromLibsignal) {
+			// Format session errors cleanly
+			if (
+				msg.includes('Session error') ||
+				msg.includes('Bad MAC') ||
+				msg.includes('MessageCounterError') ||
+				msg.includes('Key used already')
+			) {
+				// Extract error type
+				let errorType = '⚠️  Session Error'
+				if (msg.includes('Bad MAC')) errorType = '🔐 Bad MAC Error'
+				else if (msg.includes('MessageCounterError') || msg.includes('Key used already')) errorType = '🔢 Counter Error'
+
+				// Extract JID from stack trace or message
+				const jidMatch = (msg + (args[1] || '')).match(/(\d{10,}(?:_\d+\.\d+)?)/);
+				const jid = jidMatch ? jidMatch[1] : null
+				const maskedJid = jid && jid.length > 8 ? `${jid.substring(0, 4)}****${jid.substring(jid.length - 4)}` : jid
+
+				// Format clean message
+				const cleanMsg = maskedJid
+					? `${errorType} | JID: ${maskedJid}`
+					: errorType
+
+				// Avoid duplicate logs (within 100ms)
+				const now = Date.now()
+				if (cleanMsg === _lastErrorMsg && now - _lastErrorTime < 100) {
+					return
+				}
+				_lastErrorMsg = cleanMsg
+				_lastErrorTime = now
+
+				_origConsoleError(cleanMsg)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	_origConsoleError.apply(console, args)
+}
+
 import makeWASocket, { makeWASocketAutoVersion } from './Socket/index'
 
 export * from '../WAProto/index.js'