diff --git a/src/aac_decode.c b/src/aac_decode.c
index f049d0771..d52aebd49 100644
--- a/src/aac_decode.c
+++ b/src/aac_decode.c
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ int aac_decode(Buffer * cb, AudioFormat * af, DecoderControl * dc) {
 		advanceAacBuffer(&b,frameInfo.bytesconsumed);
 
 		if(frameInfo.error > 0) {
+			ERROR("error decoding AAC file: %s\n",dc->file);
+			ERROR("faad2 error: %s\n",
+				faacDecGetErrorMessage(frameInfo.error));
 			eof = 1;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/src/mp4_decode.c b/src/mp4_decode.c
index d3c16b73e..0e9ba0a1b 100644
--- a/src/mp4_decode.c
+++ b/src/mp4_decode.c
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ int mp4_decode(Buffer * cb, AudioFormat * af, DecoderControl * dc) {
 						mp4BufferSize);
 		if(mp4Buffer) free(mp4Buffer);
 		if(frameInfo.error > 0) {
+			ERROR("error decoding MP4 file: %s\n",dc->file);
+			ERROR("faad2 error: %s\n",
+				faacDecGetErrorMessage(frameInfo.error));
 			eof = 1;
 			break;
 		}