diff --git a/gui/preload-chat.js b/gui/preload-chat.js
index 510b9169..dc97251b 100644
--- a/gui/preload-chat.js
+++ b/gui/preload-chat.js
@@ -2042,6 +2042,7 @@ function getSetUserInformation(selected_callsign) {
         try {
           console.log("try checking for image if base64 data");
           // determine if we have a base64 encoded image
+          console.log(data.user_info_image)
           console.log(data.user_info_image.split("data:image/png;base64,")[1]);
           atob(data.user_info_image.split("data:image/png;base64,")[1]);
 
@@ -2073,7 +2074,6 @@ function getSetUserInformation(selected_callsign) {
         "width: 60px";
 
       // DX Station tab
-
       document.getElementById("dx_user_info_name").innerHTML =
         data.user_info_name;
       document.getElementById("dx_user_info_age").innerHTML =
@@ -2107,6 +2107,10 @@ function getSetUserInformation(selected_callsign) {
       document.getElementById("dx_user_info_comments").className = "";
     })
     .catch(function (err) {
+        console.log("writing user info to modal failed")
+        console.log(err);
+
+
       // Callsign list elements
       document.getElementById("user-image-" + selected_callsign).src =
         defaultUserIcon;