diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index c646ac7c..080c3108 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ class OnionrCommunicate:
         try:
             r = requests.get(url, headers=headers, proxies=proxies)
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
+            logger.warn("Failed to get blocks")
             return False
         return r.text