diff --git a/helix-view/src/coverage.rs b/helix-view/src/coverage.rs
index 55549fdd6..d94686990 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/coverage.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/coverage.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ pub fn get_coverage(document_path: &std::path::PathBuf) -> Option<FileCoverage>
 
     log::debug!("document path: {:?}", document_path);
 
-    let file_coverage = coverage.files.get(document_path)?;
+    let file_coverage = coverage.files.get(document_path).or_else(|| {
+        log::warn!("file: {:?} not found in coverage", document_path);
+        None
+    })?;
 
     let coverage_time = file_coverage.modified_time?;
     let document_metadata = document_path.metadata().ok()?;
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ impl From<RawCoverage> for Coverage {
                     let raw_path: std::path::PathBuf =
                         [&source.name, &class.filename].iter().collect();
                     if let Ok(path) = std::fs::canonicalize(raw_path) {
+                        log::debug!("add file {:?} to coverage", path);
                         files.insert(
                             path,
                             FileCoverage {
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ impl From<RawCoverage> for Coverage {
                         );
                         break;
                     }
+                    log::warn!("could not add file {:?} to coverage", path);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/gutter.rs b/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
index cfb8b7894..bef8ca184 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/gutter.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub fn coverage<'doc>(
 
     if let Some(document_path) = &doc.path {
         if let Some(file_coverage) = coverage::get_coverage(document_path) {
-            log::debug!("return valid coverage gutter");
+            log::info!("return valid coverage gutter for {:?}", document_path);
             return Box::new(
                 move |line: usize, _selected: bool, _first_visual_line: bool, out: &mut String| {
                     if let Some(line_coverage) = file_coverage.lines.get(&(line as u32)) {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pub fn coverage<'doc>(
             );
         }
     }
-    log::debug!("return empty coverage gutter");
+    log::info!("return empty coverage gutter for {:?}", document_path);
     return Box::new(move |_, _, _, _| None);
 }