diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index 8bdc78f..71ca3f6 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ void App::populateCountryComboBox(Wt::WComboBox* countryWidget) {
 void App::handleLogin(Wt::WLineEdit* userName, Wt::WComboBox* countryWidget, Wt::WSpinBox *ageWidget, Wt::WComboBox *genderWidget) {
     try {
         std::string nick = extractTrimmedUserName(userName);
+        std::cout << "handleLogin() nick='" << nick << "'" << std::endl;
         validateName(nick);
         validateGender(genderWidget);
         validateAge(ageWidget);
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ void App::handleLogin(Wt::WLineEdit* userName, Wt::WComboBox* countryWidget, Wt:
         startChat();
         setCookie("wtd", sessionId(), 21000);
     } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        std::cerr << "handleLogin() exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
         Wt::WMessageBox::show("Attention", e.what(), Wt::StandardButton::Ok);
     }
 }