diff --git a/src/disk_cache.rs b/src/disk_cache.rs
index 20c71e2..425274f 100644
--- a/src/disk_cache.rs
+++ b/src/disk_cache.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::mpsc::Receiver};
 
-use tracing::{debug, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, error, warn};
 
 use crate::{
     app_state::{CacheEntryMeta, Stats},
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ pub fn init_from_disk(
     lru_cache: &mut WeightedLRUCache<CacheEntryMeta>,
     stats: &mut Stats,
 ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let entries = std::fs::read_dir(&config.cache_dir)?;
+    let entries = std::fs::read_dir(&config.cache_dir)
+        .inspect_err(|e| error!("Could not open cache directory: {}", e))?;
     let mut cache_entries = vec![];
     for entry in entries {
         match entry {