diff --git a/src/interfaces/shell.cpp b/src/interfaces/shell.cpp
index d9595e2..6eb490c 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/shell.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/shell.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@
 #include "shell.h"
 #include <QByteArray>
 #include <qglobal.h>
+#include <layershellqt_logging.h>
 
 using namespace LayerShellQt;
 
 void Shell::useLayerShell()
 {
-    qputenv("QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION", "layer-shell");
+    const bool ret = qputenv("QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION", "layer-shell");
+    if (!ret) {
+        qCDebug(LAYERSHELLQT) << "Unable to set QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION=layer-shell";
+    }
 }