diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/compiler/compiler.go b/api/internal/plugins/compiler/compiler.go
index 21241a480..1ec33bb32 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/compiler/compiler.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/compiler/compiler.go
@@ -96,10 +96,12 @@ func (b *Compiler) Compile() error {
 			err, "cannot compile %s:\nSTDERR\n%s\n",
 			b.srcPath(), b.stderr.String())
 	}
-	if result := filepath.Join(b.workDir, b.objFile()); !utils.FileExists(result) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("post compile, cannot find '%s'", result)
+	result := filepath.Join(b.workDir, b.objFile())
+	if utils.FileExists(result) {
+		log.Printf("Created %s", result)
+		return nil
 	}
-	return nil
+	return fmt.Errorf("post compile, cannot find '%s'", result)
 }
 
 func (b *Compiler) report() {
diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go b/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
index aad57ff65..59ad5858e 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/loader/loader.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package loader
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"plugin"
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ func (l *Loader) loadGoPlugin(id resid.ResId) (resmap.Configurable, error) {
 	if !utils.FileExists(absPath) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find Go object code '%s'", absPath)
 	}
+	log.Printf("Attempting plugin load from '%s'", absPath)
 	p, err := plugin.Open(absPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "plugin %s fails to load", absPath)