diff --git a/src/murfey/client/contexts/spa.py b/src/murfey/client/contexts/spa.py
index 70c43dd6c..65cf34a35 100644
--- a/src/murfey/client/contexts/spa.py
+++ b/src/murfey/client/contexts/spa.py
@@ -785,8 +785,11 @@ def post_transfer(
                             foil_hole: Optional[int] = self._position_analysis(
                                 transferred_file, environment, source, machine_config
                             )
-                        except Exception:
+                        except Exception as e:
                             # try to continue if position information gathering fails so that movie is processed anyway
+                            logger.warning(
+                                f"Unable to register foil hole for {str(file_transferred_to)}. Exception: {str(e)}"
+                            )
                             foil_hole = None
 
                         preproc_url = f"{str(environment.url.geturl())}/visits/{environment.visit}/{environment.murfey_session}/spa_preprocess"
diff --git a/src/murfey/server/api/__init__.py b/src/murfey/server/api/__init__.py
index 2a19c7153..6f5d411e9 100644
--- a/src/murfey/server/api/__init__.py
+++ b/src/murfey/server/api/__init__.py
@@ -1135,7 +1135,11 @@ async def request_spa_preprocessing(
             .one()[0]
             .id
         )
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as e:
+        log.warning(
+            f"Foil hole ID not found for foil hole {sanitise(str(proc_file.foil_hole_id))}: {e}",
+            exc_info=True,
+        )
         foil_hole_id = None
     if proc_params: