diff --git a/src/viced/viced.c b/src/viced/viced.c
index 79140153be..cd9048bd42 100644
--- a/src/viced/viced.c
+++ b/src/viced/viced.c
@@ -337,8 +337,10 @@ get_key(char *arock, register afs_int32 akvno, char *akey)
 	return 1;
     }
     code = afsconf_GetKey(confDir, akvno, tkey.key);
-    if (code)
+    if (code) {
+	ViceLog(0, ("afsconf_GetKey failure: kvno %d code %d\n", akvno, code));
 	return code;
+    }
     memcpy(akey, tkey.key, sizeof(tkey.key));
     return 0;