diff --git a/lib/register.c b/lib/register.c
index 8d753430..ae207ea2 100644
--- a/lib/register.c
+++ b/lib/register.c
@@ -76,24 +76,29 @@ xbps_register_pkg(prop_dictionary_t pkgrd, bool automatic)
 		    "packages", pkgname);
 		if (pkgd == NULL) {
 			rv = errno;
+			DPRINTF(("%s: find_pkg_in_dict_by_name failed: %s\n",
+			     __func__, strerror(rv)));
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (!prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
 		    "version", version)) {
 			prop_object_release(pkgd);
 			rv = errno;
+			DPRINTF(("%s: version obj not found!\n", __func__));
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (!prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
 		    "pkgver", pkgver)) {
 			prop_object_release(pkgd);
 			rv = errno;
+			DPRINTF(("%s: pkgver obj not found!\n", __func__));
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (!prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
 		    "short_desc", desc)) {
 			prop_object_release(pkgd);
 			rv = errno;
+			DPRINTF(("%s: short_desc obj not found!\n", __func__));
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (!prop_dictionary_get_bool(pkgd,
@@ -102,6 +107,8 @@ xbps_register_pkg(prop_dictionary_t pkgrd, bool automatic)
 		    	    "automatic-install", automatic)) {
 				prop_object_release(pkgd);
 				rv = errno;
+				DPRINTF(("%s: autoinst obj not found!\n",
+				    __func__));
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -114,11 +121,15 @@ xbps_register_pkg(prop_dictionary_t pkgrd, bool automatic)
 			if (array == NULL) {
 				prop_object_release(pkgd);
 				rv = ENOENT;
+				DPRINTF(("%s: packages array obj not found!\n",
+				    __func__));
 				goto out;
 			}
 			rv = xbps_requiredby_pkg_add(array, pkgrd);
 			if (rv != 0) {
 				prop_object_release(pkgd);
+				DPRINTF(("%s: requiredby_pkg_add failed %d\n",
+				    __func__, rv));
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}