diff --git a/.changeset/green-spies-fold.md b/.changeset/green-spies-fold.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12bc18f86da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/green-spies-fold.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@thirdweb-dev/auth": patch
+---
+
+add logging to authenticate
diff --git a/packages/auth/src/fastify/helpers/user.ts b/packages/auth/src/fastify/helpers/user.ts
index ed1217a433e..e76a42db233 100644
--- a/packages/auth/src/fastify/helpers/user.ts
+++ b/packages/auth/src/fastify/helpers/user.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export async function getUser<
   const token = getToken(req);
 
   if (!token) {
+    console.error("Error: No auth token found");
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ export async function getUser<
       },
     });
   } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`Authenticate Error: ${(err as Error)?.message}`);
     return null;
   }