diff --git a/src/teilchensammler_cli/database.py b/src/teilchensammler_cli/database.py
index 2d9f888..60cee27 100644
--- a/src/teilchensammler_cli/database.py
+++ b/src/teilchensammler_cli/database.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import os
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel, create_engine
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 sqlite_url = os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL", "sqlite:///database.db")
@@ -8,3 +11,4 @@ engine = create_engine(sqlite_url, echo=False)
 
 def create_db_and_tables(engine):
     SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
+    logger.debug("Created tables, if not already present")
diff --git a/src/teilchensammler_cli/main.py b/src/teilchensammler_cli/main.py
index 9787807..f1d7c84 100644
--- a/src/teilchensammler_cli/main.py
+++ b/src/teilchensammler_cli/main.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from textual.widgets import Button, DataTable, Footer, Header, Input, Static
 from .database import create_db_and_tables, engine
 from .models import add_to_database, load_initial_data, make_teilchen_input
 
+# Make it so that log messages go to Textual; we should be able to then see
+# these in the console
 logging.basicConfig(
     level="NOTSET",
     handlers=[TextualHandler()],
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ class SearchBar(Static):
     async def parse_input(self, event: Input.Submitted) -> None:
 
         if not (tc := await make_teilchen_input(event.value)):
+            logger.debug("could not create TeilchenCreate from data: %s", event.value)
             return
 
         event.input.value = ""