diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/debugger/debuggerUI.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/debugger/debuggerUI.js
index 6b262420bd..db97723d23 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/debugger/debuggerUI.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/debugger/debuggerUI.js
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ class DebuggerUI {
               let content
               try {
                 content = await this.debuggerModule.call('fileManager', 'getFile', path, source.contents)
-              } catch (e) {}
+              } catch (e) {
+                console.log('unable to fetch generated sources, the file probably doesn\'t exist yet', e)
+              }
               if (content !== source.contents) {
                 await this.debuggerModule.call('fileManager', 'setFile', path, source.contents)
               }