diff --git a/rowers/courseutils.py b/rowers/courseutils.py
index 3bdeefd8..d864e372 100644
--- a/rowers/courseutils.py
+++ b/rowers/courseutils.py
@@ -38,6 +38,25 @@ def time_in_path(df,p,maxmin='max',getall=False,name='unknown',logfile=None):
 
 
     if len(df[b==2]):
+        if logfile is not None:
+            t = time.localtime()
+            timestamp = time.strftime('%b-%d-%Y_%H%M', t)
+            with open(logfile,'a') as f:
+                f.write('\n')
+                f.write(timestamp)
+                f.write(' ')
+                f.write(name)
+                f.write(' ')
+                f.write(maxmin)
+                f.write(' ')
+                f.write(str(getall))
+                f.write(' ')
+                f.write(str(len(df[b==2])))
+                f.write(' ')
+                if len(df[b==2])>1:
+                    f.write(' passes found')
+                else:
+                    f.write(' pass found')
         if getall:
             return df[b==2]['time'],df[b==2]['cum_dist']
         else:
@@ -57,6 +76,8 @@ def time_in_path(df,p,maxmin='max',getall=False,name='unknown',logfile=None):
             f.write(str(getall))
             f.write(' ')
             f.write(str(len(df[b==2])))
+            f.write(' ')
+            f.write(' pass not found')
     raise InvalidTrajectoryError("Trajectory doesn't go through path")