diff --git a/src/projectM-engine/BuiltinParams.cpp b/src/projectM-engine/BuiltinParams.cpp
index ffb93d338..ba4f316f7 100644
--- a/src/projectM-engine/BuiltinParams.cpp
+++ b/src/projectM-engine/BuiltinParams.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BuiltinParams::BuiltinParams(const PresetInputs & presetInputs, PresetOutputs &
  int ret;
   if ((ret = init_builtin_param_db(presetInputs, presetOutputs)) != PROJECTM_SUCCESS)
   {
+	std::cout << "failed to allocate builtin parameter database with error " << ret << std::endl;;
     throw ret;
   }