diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d210f80..5a1cf09 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ sram_hexdump(SRAM_MENU_ADDR+0xffc0, 16);
       sram_writelong(curr_dir_id, SRAM_DIRID);
       sram_writelong(0x12345678, SRAM_SCRATCHPAD);
     } else {
+      snes_bootprint("    same card, loading db...     \0");
       printf("same card, loading db...\n");
       load_sram((uint8_t*)"/sd2snes/sd2snes.db", SRAM_DB_ADDR);
       load_sram((uint8_t*)"/sd2snes/sd2snes.dir", SRAM_DIR_ADDR);
diff --git a/src/memory.c b/src/memory.c
index 17523f9..ddfe8ab 100644
--- a/src/memory.c
+++ b/src/memory.c
@@ -312,7 +312,10 @@ uint32_t load_sram(uint8_t* filename, uint32_t base_addr) {
   DWORD filesize;
   file_open(filename, FA_READ);
   filesize = file_handle.fsize;
-  if(file_res) return 0;
+  if(file_res) {
+    printf("load_sram: could not open %s, res=%d\n", filename, file_res);
+    return 0;
+  }
   for(;;) {
     bytes_read = file_read();
     if (file_res || !bytes_read) break;