1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/c_src/permdbport.c b/c_src/permdbport.c
index 39b0b72..f5f151d 100644
--- a/c_src/permdbport.c
+++ b/c_src/permdbport.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         permdb_object *state = permdb_alloc(store);
 
         if (state == NULL) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "permdbport failed to start\n");
                 write_reply(NULL, 0, 4);
                 return 1;
         }