diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 90f874e..2e9b2ea 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"git.gammaspectra.live/S.O.N.G/Kirika/audio/queue"
 	"io"
@@ -36,15 +37,15 @@ func (a *API) Wait() {
 	a.wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func (a *API) getQueueEntryFromBody(body []byte) *QueueTrackEntry {
+func (a *API) getQueueEntryFromBody(body []byte) (*QueueTrackEntry, error) {
 	entry := &QueueTrackEntry{}
 	err := json.Unmarshal(body, &entry.original)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &entry.Metadata)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var val interface{}
@@ -62,30 +63,30 @@ func (a *API) getQueueEntryFromBody(body []byte) *QueueTrackEntry {
 	}
 
 	if len(entry.Path) > 0 {
-		return entry
+		return entry, nil
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nil, errors.New("could not create queue entry")
 }
 
-func (a *API) getFallbackTrack() *QueueTrackEntry {
+func (a *API) getFallbackTrack() (*QueueTrackEntry, error) {
 	m := make(map[string]interface{})
 	m["path"] = a.config.Queue.FallbackPath
 	return &QueueTrackEntry{
 		Path:     a.config.Queue.FallbackPath,
 		original: m,
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
-func (a *API) getRandomTrack() *QueueTrackEntry {
+func (a *API) getRandomTrack() (*QueueTrackEntry, error) {
 	response, err := http.DefaultClient.Get(a.config.Queue.RandomSongApi)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	defer response.Body.Close()
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return a.getQueueEntryFromBody(body)
@@ -111,20 +112,28 @@ func (a *API) handleQueue() {
 		defer close(a.queue.QueueEmpty)
 		//TODO: close properly
 		for {
-			if e := a.getRandomTrack(); e != nil {
+			if e, err := a.getRandomTrack(); e != nil {
 				//preload
-				if err := e.Load(); err != nil {
+				if err = e.Load(); err != nil {
+					log.Printf("random track loading error for %s: \"%s\"", e.Path, err)
 					continue
 				}
 				a.setNowRandom(e)
 				a.queue.QueueEmpty <- e
-			} else if e = a.getFallbackTrack(); e != nil {
-				//preload
-				if err := e.Load(); err != nil {
-					continue
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("random track error: \"%s\"", err)
+
+				if e, err = a.getFallbackTrack(); e != nil {
+					//preload
+					if err = e.Load(); err != nil {
+						log.Printf("fallback track loading error for %s: \"%s\"", e.Path, err)
+						continue
+					}
+					a.setNowRandom(e)
+					a.queue.QueueEmpty <- e
+				} else {
+					log.Printf("fallback track error: \"%s\"", err)
 				}
-				a.setNowRandom(e)
-				a.queue.QueueEmpty <- e
 			}
 		}
 	}()
@@ -233,15 +242,19 @@ func (a *API) listen() {
 								if request.Method == "POST" {
 									result := queueResultResponse{}
 									if body, err := io.ReadAll(request.Body); err == nil {
-										if e := a.getQueueEntryFromBody(body); e != nil {
+										if e, err := a.getQueueEntryFromBody(body); e != nil {
 											if err = a.queue.AddTrack(e, false); err == nil {
 												result.Success = true
 												result.QueueId = e.QueueIdentifier
 											} else {
 												resultErr := err.Error()
 												result.Reason = &resultErr
-												log.Printf("track addition error: \"%s\"", err)
+												log.Printf("track addition error for %s: \"%s\"", e.Path, err)
 											}
+										} else {
+											resultErr := err.Error()
+											result.Reason = &resultErr
+											log.Printf("track addition error: \"%s\"", err)
 										}
 									}
 
@@ -265,15 +278,19 @@ func (a *API) listen() {
 								if request.Method == "POST" {
 									result := queueResultResponse{}
 									if body, err := io.ReadAll(request.Body); err == nil {
-										if e := a.getQueueEntryFromBody(body); e != nil {
+										if e, err := a.getQueueEntryFromBody(body); e != nil {
 											if err = a.queue.AddTrack(e, true); err == nil {
 												result.Success = true
 												result.QueueId = e.QueueIdentifier
 											} else {
 												resultErr := err.Error()
 												result.Reason = &resultErr
-												log.Printf("track addition error: \"%s\"", err)
+												log.Printf("track addition error for %s: \"%s\"", e.Path, err)
 											}
+										} else {
+											resultErr := err.Error()
+											result.Reason = &resultErr
+											log.Printf("track addition error: \"%s\"", err)
 										}
 									}