diff --git a/libs/audiographer/private/sndfile.hh b/libs/audiographer/private/sndfile.hh
index 91e99875ac..e1c167a8f2 100644
--- a/libs/audiographer/private/sndfile.hh
+++ b/libs/audiographer/private/sndfile.hh
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #ifndef SNDFILE_HH
 #define SNDFILE_HH
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 #include <sndfile.h>
 
 #include <string>
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ SndfileHandle::SNDFILE_ref::SNDFILE_ref (void)
 
 inline
 SndfileHandle::SNDFILE_ref::~SNDFILE_ref (void)
-{	if (sf != NULL) sf_close (sf) ; }
+{	if (sf != NULL) { 		std::cerr << "sf_closing " << sf << std::endl; sf_close (sf) ; } }
 
 inline
 SndfileHandle::SndfileHandle (const char *path, int mode, int fmt, int chans, int srate)
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ SndfileHandle::SndfileHandle (const char *path, int mode, int fmt, int chans, in
 		p->sfinfo.seekable = 0 ;
 
 		p->sf = sf_open (path, mode, &p->sfinfo) ;
+		std::cerr << "3 attempted to open " << path << " got " << p->sf << std::endl;
 		} ;
 
 	return ;
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ SndfileHandle::SndfileHandle (std::string const & path, int mode, int fmt, int c
 		p->sfinfo.seekable = 0 ;
 
 		p->sf = sf_open (path.c_str (), mode, &p->sfinfo) ;
+		std::cerr << "attempted to open " << path << " got " << p->sf << std::endl;
 		} ;
 
 	return ;
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ SndfileHandle::SndfileHandle (int fd, bool close_desc, int mode, int fmt, int ch
 		p->sfinfo.seekable = 0 ;
 
 		p->sf = sf_open_fd (fd, mode, &p->sfinfo, close_desc) ;
+		std::cerr << "2 attempted to open via fd " <<  fd << " got " << p->sf << std::endl;
 		} ;
 
 	return ;