diff --git a/matweb/frontend.py b/matweb/frontend.py
index 8295f4e..48e4c19 100644
--- a/matweb/frontend.py
+++ b/matweb/frontend.py
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ def download_file(key: str, secret: str, filename: str):
     file_removal_scheduler.run_file_removal_job(current_app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'])
 
     if not os.path.exists(complete_path):
+        current_app.logger.error('Non existing file requested')
         return redirect(url_for('routes.upload_file'))
     if hmac.compare_digest(utils.hash_file(complete_path, secret), key) is False:
+        current_app.logger.error('Non matching digest for file')
         return redirect(url_for('routes.upload_file'))
 
     @after_this_request
@@ -47,28 +49,33 @@ def upload_file():
     if request.method == 'POST':
         if 'file' not in request.files:  # check if the post request has the file part
             flash('No file part')
+            current_app.logger.error('Missing file part in upload')
             return redirect(request.url)
 
         uploaded_file = request.files['file']
         if not uploaded_file.filename:
             flash('No selected file')
+            current_app.logger.error('Missing filename in upload')
             return redirect(request.url)
         try:
             filename, filepath = utils.save_file(uploaded_file, current_app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'])
         except ValueError:
             flash('Invalid Filename')
+            current_app.logger.error('Invalid Filename in upload')
             return redirect(request.url)
 
         parser, mime = utils.get_file_parser(filepath)
 
         if parser is None:
             flash('The type %s is not supported' % mime)
+            current_app.logger.error('Unsupported type %s', mime)
             return redirect(url_for('routes.upload_file'))
 
         meta = parser.get_meta()
 
         if parser.remove_all() is not True:
             flash('Unable to clean %s' % mime)
+            current_app.logger.error('Unable to clean %s', mime)
             return redirect(url_for('routes.upload_file'))
 
         key, secret, meta_after, output_filename = utils.cleanup(parser, filepath, current_app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'])
diff --git a/matweb/utils.py b/matweb/utils.py
index 915d735..ea84f4f 100644
--- a/matweb/utils.py
+++ b/matweb/utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import hashlib
 import mimetypes as mtype
 
-from flask_restful import abort
+from flask_restful import abort, current_app
 from libmat2 import parser_factory
 from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def hash_file(filepath: str, secret: str) -> str:
 
 def check_upload_folder(upload_folder):
     if not os.path.exists(upload_folder):
+        current_app.logger.info('Upload folder does not exist - creating it')
         os.mkdir(upload_folder)
 
 
@@ -98,14 +99,17 @@ def get_file_paths(filename, upload_folder):
 
 def is_valid_api_download_file(filename: str, key: str, secret: str, upload_folder: str) -> [str, str]:
     if filename != secure_filename(filename):
+        current_app.logger.error('Insecure filename %', filename)
         abort(400, message='Insecure filename')
 
     complete_path, filepath = get_file_paths(filename, upload_folder)
 
     if not os.path.exists(complete_path):
+        current_app.logger.error('File not found')
         abort(404, message='File not found')
 
     if hmac.compare_digest(hash_file(complete_path, secret), key) is False:
+        current_app.logger.error('The file hash does not match')
         abort(400, message='The file hash does not match')
     return complete_path, filepath