diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
index b2a494aa32..85e981490e 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -171,8 +171,13 @@ qint64 NodeList::writeDatagram(const QByteArray& datagram, const HifiSockAddr& d
     ++_numCollectedPackets;
     _numCollectedBytes += datagram.size();
     
-    return _nodeSocket.writeDatagram(datagramCopy, destinationSockAddr.getAddress(), destinationSockAddr.getPort());
+    qint64 bytesWritten = _nodeSocket.writeDatagram(datagramCopy, destinationSockAddr.getAddress(), destinationSockAddr.getPort());
     
+    if (bytesWritten < 0) {
+        qDebug() << "ERROR in writeDatagram:" << _nodeSocket.error() << "-" << _nodeSocket.errorString();
+    }
+    
+    return bytesWritten;
 }
 
 qint64 NodeList::writeDatagram(const QByteArray& datagram, const SharedNodePointer& destinationNode,