diff --git a/src/cpp/rootwrapper.cpp b/src/cpp/rootwrapper.cpp
index b840957..87b0d7a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/rootwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/rootwrapper.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ void RootWrapper::reloadGraph(bool hard) {
 	SCAVENGE_PARENT = nullptr;
 
 	if (obj == nullptr) {
+		qWarning() << component.errorString().toStdString().c_str();
 		qWarning() << "failed to create root component";
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/src/cpp/scavenge.cpp b/src/cpp/scavenge.cpp
index b61f658..50c1f8f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/scavenge.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/scavenge.cpp
@@ -36,5 +36,10 @@ QObject* createComponentScavengeable(
 	if (instance->parent() != nullptr) instance->setParent(&parent);
 	component.setInitialProperties(instance, initialProperties);
 	component.completeCreate();
+
+	if (instance == nullptr) {
+		qWarning() << component.errorString().toStdString().c_str();
+	}
+
 	return instance;
 }