diff --git a/orm/participant.go b/orm/participant.go
index 24aa8b75..5b3e2ff5 100644
--- a/orm/participant.go
+++ b/orm/participant.go
@@ -108,8 +108,12 @@ func (model *Participant) exists(db *Database) (*User, error) {
 	if err := db._db.First(&user, &User{Username: model.username()}).Error; err != nil && err != gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
+		log.Printf("User %s doesn't exist", user)
 		return nil, nil
 	}
+
+	log.Printf("User %s exists", user)
+
 	return &user, nil
 }