diff --git a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.hpp b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.hpp
index 7ea6e93c94..926029a38c 100644
--- a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.hpp
+++ b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-sql-column-table-entry.hpp
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public:
                                                  void* pObject, T get_ref)
         const noexcept
         {
+            static QofLogModule log_module = G_LOG_DOMAIN;
             g_return_if_fail (pObject != NULL);
 
             try
@@ -199,9 +200,19 @@ public:
                     if (target != nullptr)
                         set_parameter (pObject, target, get_setter(obj_name),
                                        m_gobj_param_name);
+                    else
+                        DEBUG("GUID %s returned null %s reference.",
+                             val.c_str(), m_gobj_param_name);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (val.empty()) DEBUG("Can't load empty guid string for column %s", m_col_name);
+                    else DEBUG("Invalid GUID %s for column %s", val.c_str(), m_col_name);
                 }
             }
-            catch (std::invalid_argument&) {}
+            catch (std::invalid_argument& err) {
+                DEBUG("set_parameter threw %s for column %s", err.what(), m_col_name);
+            }
         }
 
 
diff --git a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-transaction-sql.cpp b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-transaction-sql.cpp
index f794f67022..05ad24b7d2 100644
--- a/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-transaction-sql.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/backend/sql/gnc-transaction-sql.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ load_single_split (GncSqlBackend* sql_be, GncSqlRow& row)
         qof_backend_set_error ((QofBackend*)sql_be, ERR_BACKEND_DATA_CORRUPT);
         pSplit = NULL;
     }
+    if (!xaccSplitGetAccount(pSplit))
+    {
+        gchar guidstr[GUID_ENCODING_LENGTH + 1];
+        guid_to_string_buff (qof_instance_get_guid (pSplit), guidstr);
+        PERR("Split %s created with no account!", guidstr);
+    }
     return pSplit;
 }
 static void