diff --git a/src/octoprint/plugins/cura/__init__.py b/src/octoprint/plugins/cura/__init__.py
index 8b74a032..78a23501 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/plugins/cura/__init__.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/plugins/cura/__init__.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class CuraPlugin(octoprint.plugin.SlicerPlugin,
 			try:
 				profile_dict = Profile.from_cura_ini(flask.request.values[input_upload_path])
 			except Exception as e:
+				self._logger.exception("Error while converting the imported profile")
 				return flask.make_response("Something went wrong while converting imported profile: {message}".format(str(e)), 500)
 
 		elif input_name in flask.request.files:
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ class CuraPlugin(octoprint.plugin.SlicerPlugin,
 				upload.save(temp_file.name)
 				profile_dict = Profile.from_cura_ini(temp_file.name)
 			except Exception as e:
+				self._logger.exception("Error while converting the imported profile")
 				return flask.make_response("Something went wrong while converting imported profile: {message}".format(str(e)), 500)
 			finally:
 				os.remove(temp_file)
@@ -82,9 +84,11 @@ class CuraPlugin(octoprint.plugin.SlicerPlugin,
 			filename = upload.filename
 
 		else:
+			self._logger.warn("No profile file included for importing, aborting")
 			return flask.make_response("No file included", 400)
 
 		if profile_dict is None:
+			self._logger.warn("Could not convert profile, aborting")
 			return flask.make_response("Could not convert Cura profile", 400)
 
 		name, _ = os.path.splitext(filename)
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ class CuraPlugin(octoprint.plugin.SlicerPlugin,
 			                            display_name=profile_display_name,
 			                            description=profile_description)
 		except octoprint.slicing.ProfileAlreadyExists:
+			self._logger.warn("Profile {profile_name} already exists, aborting".format(**locals()))
 			return flask.make_response("A profile named {profile_name} already exists for slicer cura".format(**locals()), 409)
 
 		result = dict(
diff --git a/src/octoprint/plugins/cura/profile.py b/src/octoprint/plugins/cura/profile.py
index a63ff9cb..59a0ee15 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/plugins/cura/profile.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/plugins/cura/profile.py
@@ -346,8 +346,12 @@ class Profile(object):
 
 	@classmethod
 	def from_cura_ini(cls, path):
+		import logging
+		logger = logging.getLogger("octoprint.plugin.cura.profile")
+
 		import os
 		if not os.path.exists(path) or not os.path.isfile(path):
+			logger.warn("Path {path} does not exist or is not a file, cannot import".format(**locals()))
 			return None
 
 		import ConfigParser
@@ -355,6 +359,7 @@ class Profile(object):
 		try:
 			config.read(path)
 		except:
+			logger.exception("Error while reading profile INI file from {path}".format(**locals()))
 			return None
 
 		arrayified_options = ["print_temperature", "filament_diameter", "start.gcode", "end.gcode"]