diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index d80c6c3a..f4601461 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -5704,6 +5704,7 @@ run;
       rc=metadata_getattr(liburi,"Name",LibName);
       /* now try and assign it */
       if libname("&libref",,'meta',cats('liburi="',liburi,'";')) ne 0 then do;
+        putlog "&libref could not be assigned";
         call symputx('msg',sysmsg(),'l');
         if "&mabort"='HARD' then call symputx('mp_abort',1,'l');
       end;
diff --git a/meta/mm_assignlib.sas b/meta/mm_assignlib.sas
index d68e2117..047e7984 100755
--- a/meta/mm_assignlib.sas
+++ b/meta/mm_assignlib.sas
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       rc=metadata_getattr(liburi,"Name",LibName);
       /* now try and assign it */
       if libname("&libref",,'meta',cats('liburi="',liburi,'";')) ne 0 then do;
+        putlog "&libref could not be assigned";
         call symputx('msg',sysmsg(),'l');
         if "&mabort"='HARD' then call symputx('mp_abort',1,'l');
       end;