diff --git a/src/cryptobox/core/main.py b/src/cryptobox/core/main.py
index 3c60713..dfc740e 100644
--- a/src/cryptobox/core/main.py
+++ b/src/cryptobox/core/main.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class CryptoBox:
         try:
             event_scripts = os.listdir(event_dir)
         except OSError:
-            ## the directory does not seem to exist - we fail silently
+            self.log.warn("event handler can't access dir: (%s)" % event_dir)
             return
         for fname in event_scripts:
             real_fname = os.path.join(event_dir, fname)