diff --git a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
index b79ad510..8d6ead07 100644
--- a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
@@ -5244,6 +5244,7 @@ def workout_toggle_ranking(request, id=0):
 
 @csrf_exempt
 def workout_upload_api(request):
+    dologging('own_api.log','entering workout_api')
     if request.method!= 'POST':  # pragma: no cover
         message = {'status': 'false',
                    'message': 'this view cannot be accessed through GET'}
@@ -5372,11 +5373,12 @@ def workout_upload_api(request):
 
         notes = form.cleaned_data['notes']
         if optionsform.is_valid():
-            dologging('own_api.log','invalid options form')
             make_plot = optionsform.cleaned_data['make_plot']
             plottype = optionsform.cleaned_data['plottype']
             makeprivate = optionsform.cleaned_data['makeprivate']
         else:  # pragma: no cover
+            dologging('own_api.log','invalid options form')
+            dologging('own_api.log',json.dumps(optionsform.errors))
             message = optionsform.errors
             return JSONResponse(status=400, data=message)