diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.cpp
index 4f7ea76b56..9277aa70cc 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/ThreadedAssignment.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ void ThreadedAssignment::checkInWithDomainServerOrExit() {
     // verify that the number of queued check-ins is not >= our max
     // the number of queued check-ins is cleared anytime we get a response from the domain-server
     if (_numQueuedCheckIns >= MAX_SILENT_DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_INS) {
+        qDebug() << "At least" << MAX_SILENT_DOMAIN_SERVER_CHECK_INS << "have been queued without a response from domain-server"
+            << "Stopping the current assignment";
         setFinished(true);
     } else {
         auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();