diff --git a/kde/gui/plumber.cpp b/kde/gui/plumber.cpp
index a7f3c58..371f96c 100644
--- a/kde/gui/plumber.cpp
+++ b/kde/gui/plumber.cpp
@@ -228,13 +228,14 @@ void Plumber::startReader()
     
     // Start ollie port reader (for ollie:// URLs)
     if (!m_ollieReader) {
+        qDebug("plumber: starting ollie port reader on %s", qPrintable(path));
         m_ollieReader = new PlumbReader(path, QStringLiteral("ollie"));
         connect(m_ollieReader, &PlumbReader::message, this, [this](const QString &data, const QString &, const QString &) {
+            qDebug("plumber: received ollie message: %s", qPrintable(data));
             Q_EMIT ollieMessage(data);
         }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
         connect(m_ollieReader, &PlumbReader::failed, this, [](const QString &msg) {
-            // Silently ignore ollie port errors — port may not exist in plumb rules
-            qDebug("plumber: ollie port: %s", qPrintable(msg));
+            qWarning("plumber: ollie port FAILED: %s", qPrintable(msg));
         }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
         m_ollieReader->start();
     }