diff --git a/src/c3nav/mapdata/cache.py b/src/c3nav/mapdata/cache.py
index c256e722..8cf37a6c 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/mapdata/cache.py
+++ b/src/c3nav/mapdata/cache.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import math
 import os
 import struct
 import threading
+import traceback
 from itertools import chain
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ from shapely.ops import unary_union
 from c3nav.mapdata.models import MapUpdate
 from c3nav.mapdata.utils.models import get_submodels
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('c3nav')
+
 
 class MapHistory:
     # binary format (everything little-endian):
@@ -51,7 +54,8 @@ class MapHistory:
                 # noinspection PyTypeChecker
                 data = np.fromstring(f.read(width*height*2), np.uint16).reshape((height, width))
                 return cls(resolution, x, y, list(updates), data, filename)
-        except (FileNotFoundError, struct.error):
+        except (FileNotFoundError, struct.error) as e:
+            logger.info('Exception in MapHistory loading! %s' % traceback.format_exc())
             if default_update is None:
                 default_update = MapUpdate.last_update()
             new_empty = cls(updates=[default_update], filename=filename)