diff --git a/internal/backend/count.go b/internal/backend/count.go
index 31dd8cd..12c90e7 100644
--- a/internal/backend/count.go
+++ b/internal/backend/count.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (b *Backend) countLog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ap := b.GetApp(hdr.Key)
 	count := ap.CountTable()
 	if count == nil {
+		log.Println(ap.AppID(), "misconfigured: count table is nil.")
 		ReturnError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "misconfigured", "Server Misconfigured")
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/crash.go b/internal/backend/crash.go
index d6073f9..eca2a36 100644
--- a/internal/backend/crash.go
+++ b/internal/backend/crash.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ func (b *Backend) managementDeleteCrash(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 func (b *Backend) actualCrashDelete(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, ap App, crashID string) {
 	crash := ap.CrashTable()
 	if crash == nil {
+		log.Println(ap.AppID(), "misconfigured: crash table is nil.")
 		ReturnError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "misconfigured", "Server Misconfigured")
 		return
 	}
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ func (b *Backend) managementArchiveCrash(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 func (b *Backend) actualCrashArchive(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, ap App, toArchive ArchivedCrash) {
 	crash := ap.CrashTable()
 	if crash == nil {
+		log.Println(ap.AppID(), "misconfigured: crash table is nil.")
 		ReturnError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "misconfigured", "Server Misconfigured")
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/user.go b/internal/backend/user.go
index 4aa6f5a..9c0d865 100644
--- a/internal/backend/user.go
+++ b/internal/backend/user.go
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ func (b *Backend) login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err == nil {
 		ret.Token, err = b.GenerateJWT(u.ToReqUser())
 		if err != nil {
+			log.Println("error generating JWT token:", err)
 			ReturnError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal", "Server error")
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/internal/blog/author.go b/internal/blog/author.go
index b39ff5c..8c08b8d 100644
--- a/internal/blog/author.go
+++ b/internal/blog/author.go
@@ -151,14 +151,15 @@ func (b *BlogApp) updateAuthorInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	res, err := b.authCol.UpdateByID(r.Context(), r.PathValue("authorID"), actlUpd)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == mongo.ErrNoDocuments {
-			backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "notFound", "Blog with ID "+r.PathValue("blogID")+" not found")
+			backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "notFound", "Author with ID "+r.PathValue("authorID")+" not found")
 		} else {
+			log.Println("error updating author", r.PathValue("authorID")+":", err)
 			backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal", "Server Error")
 		}
 		return
 	}
 	if res.MatchedCount == 0 {
-		backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "notFound", "Blog with ID "+r.PathValue("blogID")+" not found")
+		backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "notFound", "Author with ID "+r.PathValue("authorID")+" not found")
 		return
 	}
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
diff --git a/internal/blog/blog.go b/internal/blog/blog.go
index a201358..4698323 100644
--- a/internal/blog/blog.go
+++ b/internal/blog/blog.go
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ func (b *BlogApp) createBlog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	id, err := uuid.NewV7()
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("error generating UUID:", err)
 		backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal", "Server Error")
 		return
 	}
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ func (b *BlogApp) updateBlog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if err == mongo.ErrNoDocuments {
 			backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusNotFound, "notFound", "Blog with ID "+r.PathValue("blogID")+" not found")
 		} else {
+			log.Println("error updating blog", r.PathValue("blogID")+":", err)
 			backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal", "Server Error")
 		}
 		return
diff --git a/internal/blog/portfolio.go b/internal/blog/portfolio.go
index f9b0be8..80f8bb1 100644
--- a/internal/blog/portfolio.go
+++ b/internal/blog/portfolio.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ func (b *BlogApp) Projects(ctx context.Context, techFilter string) (Portfolio, e
 func (b *BlogApp) reqPortfolio(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	folio, err := b.Projects(r.Context(), r.URL.Query().Get("tech"))
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("error getting projects with filter", r.URL.Query().Get("tech")+":", err)
 		backend.ReturnError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, "internal", "Server Error")
 		return
 	}