diff --git a/wicd/wicd-client.py b/wicd/wicd-client.py
index dc306de..b1115dc 100755
--- a/wicd/wicd-client.py
+++ b/wicd/wicd-client.py
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ try:
     pygtk.require('2.0')
     import pynotify
     if not pynotify.init("Wicd"):
+        print 'could not initalize pynotify'
         HAS_NOTIFY = False
 except ImportError:
+    print 'import failed
     HAS_NOTIFY = False
 
 # Wicd specific imports