diff --git a/pkg/eth/api.go b/pkg/eth/api.go
index 5c05e1c5..43d1811b 100644
--- a/pkg/eth/api.go
+++ b/pkg/eth/api.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/statediff"
@@ -1096,11 +1097,13 @@ func (pea *PublicEthAPI) writeStateDiffFor(blockHash common.Hash) {
 func (pea *PublicEthAPI) rpcMarshalBlock(b *types.Block, inclTx bool, fullTx bool) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	fields, err := RPCMarshalBlock(b, inclTx, fullTx)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error RPC marshalling block with hash", b.Hash().String(), err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if inclTx {
 		td, err := pea.B.GetTd(b.Hash())
 		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("error getting td for block with hash", b.Hash().String(), err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		fields["totalDifficulty"] = (*hexutil.Big)(td)
diff --git a/pkg/eth/backend.go b/pkg/eth/backend.go
index 9ea501db..6d69b27f 100644
--- a/pkg/eth/backend.go
+++ b/pkg/eth/backend.go
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
 	var headerIPLD models.IPLDModel
 	headerIPLD, err = b.Fetcher.FetchHeader(tx, headerCID)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error fetching header ipld", err)
 		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
@@ -352,10 +353,12 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	// Fetch and decode the uncle IPLDs
 	var uncleIPLDs []models.IPLDModel
 	uncleIPLDs, err = b.Fetcher.FetchUncles(tx, uncleCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error fetching uncle iplds", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var uncles []*types.Header
@@ -367,10 +370,12 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
 		}
 		uncles = append(uncles, &uncle)
 	}
+
 	// Fetch and decode the transaction IPLDs
 	var txIPLDs []models.IPLDModel
 	txIPLDs, err = b.Fetcher.FetchTrxs(tx, txCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error fetching tx iplds", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var transactions []*types.Transaction
@@ -386,6 +391,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
 	var rctIPLDs []models.IPLDModel
 	rctIPLDs, err = b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(tx, rctCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error fetching rct iplds", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var receipts []*types.Receipt
@@ -438,6 +444,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Blo
 	var headerIPLD models.IPLDModel
 	headerIPLD, err = b.Fetcher.FetchHeader(tx, headerCID)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error fetching header ipld", err)
 		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
@@ -452,6 +459,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Blo
 	var uncleIPLDs []models.IPLDModel
 	uncleIPLDs, err = b.Fetcher.FetchUncles(tx, uncleCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error fetching uncle iplds", err)
 		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
@@ -470,6 +478,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Blo
 	var txIPLDs []models.IPLDModel
 	txIPLDs, err = b.Fetcher.FetchTrxs(tx, txCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error fetching tx iplds", err)
 		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
@@ -488,6 +497,7 @@ func (b *Backend) BlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.Blo
 	var rctIPLDs []models.IPLDModel
 	rctIPLDs, err = b.Fetcher.FetchRcts(tx, rctCIDs)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("error fetching rct iplds", err)
 		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
 			return nil, nil
 		}