diff --git a/planetstack/ec2_observer/event_loop.py b/planetstack/ec2_observer/event_loop.py
index d9855eb..a579a94 100644
--- a/planetstack/ec2_observer/event_loop.py
+++ b/planetstack/ec2_observer/event_loop.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 			# This contains dependencies between backend records
 			self.backend_dependency_graph = json.loads(open(backend_path).read())
 		except Exception,e:
-			logger.info('Backend dependency graph not loaded')
+			logger.info('Backend dependency graph not loaded: %s'%str(e))
 			# We can work without a backend graph
 			self.backend_dependency_graph = {}