diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/accesslog.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/accesslog.c
index e7df2bbdee..77d2c9fddc 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/accesslog.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/accesslog.c
@@ -1879,6 +1879,11 @@ static int accesslog_response(Operation *op, SlapReply *rs) {
 	}
 
 	op2.o_bd->be_add( &op2, &rs2 );
+	if ( rs2.sr_err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_SYNC,
+			"accesslog_response: got result 0x%x adding log entry %s\n",
+			rs2.sr_err, op2.o_req_dn.bv_val, 0 );
+	}
 	if ( e == op2.ora_e ) entry_free( e );
 	e = NULL;