diff --git a/server/src/tantivy.rs b/server/src/tantivy.rs
index 5acbd2c..7ed23ca 100644
--- a/server/src/tantivy.rs
+++ b/server/src/tantivy.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
-use log::{debug, error, info};
+use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
 use sqlx::{postgres::PgPool, types::time::PrimitiveDateTime};
 use tantivy::{
     collector::{DocSetCollector, TopDocs},
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ pub struct TantivyConnection {
 fn get_index(db_path: &str) -> Result<Index, TantivyError> {
     Ok(match Index::open_in_dir(db_path) {
         Ok(idx) => idx,
-        Err(_) => {
+        Err(err) => {
+            warn!("Failed to open {db_path}: {err}");
             create_news_db(db_path)?;
             Index::open_in_dir(db_path)?
         }