diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 153e8a78..caeaf6e8 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
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 * Fix regression with default interactivity parameter (#74)
+* More verbose logging for SQL api connection errors
 
 1.1.9
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diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
index 8577a88b..d39fcead 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ module.exports = function(){
       // call sql api
       request.get({url:sqlapi, qs:qs, json:true}, function(err, res, body){
           if (err){
+            console.log('ERROR running connecting to SQL API on ' + sqlapi + ': ' + err);
             callback(err);
             return;
           }