diff --git a/conservancy_beancount/rtutil.py b/conservancy_beancount/rtutil.py
index 8e98ca9..28a87ef 100644
--- a/conservancy_beancount/rtutil.py
+++ b/conservancy_beancount/rtutil.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import functools
+import logging
 import mimetypes
 import os
 import re
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class RTLinkCache(_LinkCache):
  url TEXT NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (ticket_id, attachment_id)
 )"""
+    logger = logging.getLogger('conservancy_beancount.rtutil.RTLinkCache')
 
     @classmethod
     def setup(cls, cache_path: Path) -> Optional[sqlite3.Connection]:
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ class RTLinkCache(_LinkCache):
             have_data = cursor.fetchone() is not None
         except sqlite3.OperationalError:
             # If we couldn't get this far, sqlite provides no benefit.
+            cls.logger.debug("setup: error loading %s", cache_path, exc_info=True)
             return None
         try:
             # There shouldn't be any records where url is NULL, so running this
@@ -96,12 +99,14 @@ class RTLinkCache(_LinkCache):
             # can write to the database and it enforces database integrity.
             cursor.execute('DELETE FROM RTLinkCache WHERE url IS NULL')
         except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+            cls.logger.debug("setup: error writing %s", cache_path, exc_info=True)
             can_write = False
         else:
             can_write = True
         if not (can_write or have_data):
             # If there's nothing to read and no way to write, sqlite provides
             # no benefit.
+            cls.logger.debug("setup: not using %s: nothing to read or write", cache_path)
             return None
         elif not can_write:
             # Set up an in-memory database that we can write to, seeded with
@@ -119,7 +124,12 @@ class RTLinkCache(_LinkCache):
             except sqlite3.OperationalError as error:
                 # We're back to the case of having nothing to read and no way
                 # to write.
+                cls.logger.debug("setup: error loading %s into memory", cache_path, exc_info=True)
                 return None
+            else:
+                cls.logger.debug("setup: loaded %s into memory", cache_path)
+        else:
+            cls.logger.debug("setup: caching at %s", cache_path)
         cursor.close()
         db.commit()
         return db