diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
index 2eb80a403e..cefb5a70fd 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_playlist.cc
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ AudioPlaylist::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 
 			p = (*i)->property (X_("in"));
 			assert (p);
+			cerr << "Looking for in xfade region " << p->value() << endl;
 			boost::shared_ptr<Region> in = region_by_id (PBD::ID (p->value ()));
 			assert (in);
 			boost::shared_ptr<AudioRegion> in_a = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioRegion> (in);
@@ -682,6 +683,7 @@ AudioPlaylist::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 
 			p = (*i)->property (X_("out"));
 			assert (p);
+			cerr << "Looking for out xfade region " << p->value() << endl;
 			boost::shared_ptr<Region> out = region_by_id (PBD::ID (p->value ()));
 			assert (out);
 			boost::shared_ptr<AudioRegion> out_a = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioRegion> (out);