diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go
index a22b926d6..f154398ce 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/activity/pub"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/activity/streams"
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@ func (c *converter) AccountToAS(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.Account) (vocab
 			avatar, err := c.db.GetAttachmentByID(ctx, a.AvatarMediaAttachmentID)
 			if err == nil {
 				a.AvatarMediaAttachment = avatar
+			} else {
+				logrus.Errorf("AccountToAS: error getting Avatar with id %s: %s", a.AvatarMediaAttachmentID, err)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -250,6 +253,8 @@ func (c *converter) AccountToAS(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.Account) (vocab
 			header, err := c.db.GetAttachmentByID(ctx, a.HeaderMediaAttachmentID)
 			if err == nil {
 				a.HeaderMediaAttachment = header
+			} else {
+				logrus.Errorf("AccountToAS: error getting Header with id %s: %s", a.HeaderMediaAttachmentID, err)
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
index 989bf4a1e..39a2861fb 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltofrontend.go
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ func (c *converter) AccountToAPIAccountPublic(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.A
 			avi, err := c.db.GetAttachmentByID(ctx, a.AvatarMediaAttachmentID)
 			if err == nil {
 				a.AvatarMediaAttachment = avi
+			} else {
+				logrus.Errorf("AccountToAPIAccountPublic: error getting Avatar with id %s: %s", a.AvatarMediaAttachmentID, err)
 			}
 		}
 		if a.AvatarMediaAttachment != nil {
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ func (c *converter) AccountToAPIAccountPublic(ctx context.Context, a *gtsmodel.A
 			avi, err := c.db.GetAttachmentByID(ctx, a.HeaderMediaAttachmentID)
 			if err == nil {
 				a.HeaderMediaAttachment = avi
+			} else {
+				logrus.Errorf("AccountToAPIAccountPublic: error getting Header with id %s: %s", a.HeaderMediaAttachmentID, err)
 			}
 		}
 		if a.HeaderMediaAttachment != nil {