diff --git a/lib/api/post-log.js b/lib/api/post-log.js
index e05d73c..6d0a722 100644
--- a/lib/api/post-log.js
+++ b/lib/api/post-log.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module.exports = async (req, res) => {
     app_id === 'undefined'
     || isNaN (parseInt (app_id))
   ) {
+	console.log('bad request, did not receive app id');
     res.status (http.status_bad_request)
       .end ();
     return;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ module.exports = async (req, res) => {
 
   const log = req.body;
   if (typeof log !== 'object') {
+	console.log('bad request, did not receive data in json format');
     res.status (http.status_bad_request)
       .end ();
     return;