diff --git a/core/vm/contracts_with_ctx.go b/core/vm/contracts_with_ctx.go
index c1109c1ed0..9fd288edcc 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts_with_ctx.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts_with_ctx.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ const whitelistCreate2Addr = "0x07e77fdc3DF92E58c9230eEFaABdBd92a8D0c2Af"
 func (c *mint) Run(input []byte, ctx *precompileContext) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	if ctx.caller != common.HexToAddress(whitelistCreate2Addr) {
+		log.Error("Error parsing transfer: caller not whitelisted")
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing transfer: caller not whitelisted")
 	}
 
@@ -92,7 +94,8 @@ func (c *mint) Run(input []byte, ctx *precompileContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var parsed bool
 	value, parsed := math.ParseBig256(hexutil.Encode(input[32:64]))
 	if !parsed {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing transfer: unable to parse value from " + hexutil.Encode(input[64:96]))
+		log.Error("Error parsing transfer: unable to parse value from " + hexutil.Encode(input[32:64]))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing transfer: unable to parse value from " + hexutil.Encode(input[32:64]))
 	}
 
 	// Create native token out of thin air
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ func (c *burn) RequiredGas(input []byte) uint64 {
 func (c *burn) Run(input []byte, ctx *precompileContext) ([]byte, error) {
 
 	if ctx.caller != common.HexToAddress(whitelistCreate2Addr) {
+		log.Error("Error parsing transfer: caller not whitelisted")
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing transfer: caller not whitelisted")
 	}
 
@@ -120,10 +124,13 @@ func (c *burn) Run(input []byte, ctx *precompileContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	var parsed bool
 	value, parsed := math.ParseBig256(hexutil.Encode(input[32:64]))
 	if !parsed {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing transfer: unable to parse value from " + hexutil.Encode(input[64:96]))
+		log.Error("Error parsing transfer: unable to parse value from " + hexutil.Encode(input[32:64]))
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing transfer: unable to parse value from " + hexutil.Encode(input[32:64]))
 	}
 
 	if !ctx.CanTransfer(ctx.evm.StateDB, burnFrom, value) {
+		log.Error("Error parsing transfer, address: " + burnFrom.Hex() + " has insufficient balance. " +
+			value.String() + " needed " + ctx.evm.StateDB.GetBalance(burnFrom).String() + " available")
 		return nil, ErrInsufficientBalance
 	}
 	ctx.evm.StateDB.SubBalance(burnFrom, value)