diff --git a/lib/boards-api.js b/lib/boards-api.js
index 68a68c0..4015e41 100644
--- a/lib/boards-api.js
+++ b/lib/boards-api.js
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ BoardsAPI.prototype.init = function(done){
   this.ipfs.version((err,res) => {
     if(err){
       this.ee.emit('error',err)
+      console.log('Error while getting ipfs version:',err)
     } else {
       this.ipfs_version = res.Version
       console.log('IPFS Version is',res.Version)