diff --git a/src/fu-config.c b/src/fu-config.c
index 04e4e34fe..27eccfc42 100644
--- a/src/fu-config.c
+++ b/src/fu-config.c
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ fu_config_add_remotes_for_path (FuConfig *self, const gchar *path, GError **erro
 	g_autoptr(GDir) dir = NULL;
 
 	path_remotes = g_build_filename (path, "remotes.d", NULL);
-	if (!g_file_test (path_remotes, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
+	if (!g_file_test (path_remotes, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
+		g_debug ("path %s does not exist", path_remotes);
 		return TRUE;
+	}
 	if (!fu_config_add_inotify (self, path_remotes, error))
 		return FALSE;
 	dir = g_dir_open (path_remotes, 0, error);