diff --git a/src/misc/IniFile.cs b/src/misc/IniFile.cs
index b3bb311f..e15e71e1 100644
--- a/src/misc/IniFile.cs
+++ b/src/misc/IniFile.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 //  WinCompose — a compose key for Windows — http://wincompose.info/
 //
-//  Copyright © 2013—2019 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+//  Copyright © 2013—2020 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
 //
 //  This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
 //  the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //  See http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
 //
 
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -27,7 +28,10 @@ public void LoadEntry(SettingsEntry entry, string section, string key)
             try
             {
                 if (!m_mutex.WaitOne(2000))
+                {
+                    Log.Debug($"Failed to acquire settings lock");
                     return;
+                }
             }
             catch (AbandonedMutexException)
             {
@@ -65,6 +69,10 @@ public void LoadEntry(SettingsEntry entry, string section, string key)
                                                             FullPath);
                 }
             }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Log.Debug($"Failed to load settings: {ex}");
+            }
             finally
             {
                 // Ensure the mutex is always released even if an
@@ -81,7 +89,10 @@ public void SaveEntry(string value, string section, string key)
             try
             {
                 if (!m_mutex.WaitOne(2000))
+                {
+                    Log.Debug($"Failed to acquire settings lock");
                     return;
+                }
             }
             catch (AbandonedMutexException)
             {
@@ -96,6 +107,10 @@ public void SaveEntry(string value, string section, string key)
                 if (section != "global")
                     NativeMethods.WritePrivateProfileString("global", key, null, FullPath);
             }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Log.Debug($"Failed to save settings: {ex}");
+            }
             finally
             {
                 // Ensure the mutex is always released even if an
diff --git a/src/misc/Utils.cs b/src/misc/Utils.cs
index 08e732b0..3e0d633e 100644
--- a/src/misc/Utils.cs
+++ b/src/misc/Utils.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 //  WinCompose — a compose key for Windows — http://wincompose.info/
 //
-//  Copyright © 2013—2019 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+//  Copyright © 2013—2020 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
 //
 //  This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
 //  the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ public static bool EnsureDirectory(string directory)
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
                 return true;
             }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                Log.Debug($"Could not create {directory}: {ex}");
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/settings/SettingsEntry.cs b/src/settings/SettingsEntry.cs
index c69776a3..d4dcb30e 100644
--- a/src/settings/SettingsEntry.cs
+++ b/src/settings/SettingsEntry.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 //  WinCompose — a compose key for Windows — http://wincompose.info/
 //
-//  Copyright © 2013—2019 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+//  Copyright © 2013—2020 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
 //              2014—2015 Benjamin Litzelmann
 //
 //  This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ public override void LoadString(string str)
                         ? (T)cv.ConvertFrom(str)
                         : (T)Convert.ChangeType(str, typeof(T));
             }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
+                Log.Debug($"Could not load settings entry {str}: {ex}");
             }
         }
     }