diff --git a/www-api/app/Models/BackendModel.php b/www-api/app/Models/BackendModel.php
index fd11bd7c..1ef065ea 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Models/BackendModel.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Models/BackendModel.php
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ class BackendModel extends Model
         // Load API class
         $USER = 'root';
         $this->USER = $USER;
+
     }
 
 
     public function wrenchboard_api($in, $out = array()) {
+        log_message('critical', "wrenchboard_api-STARTING" );
+
         $this->wrenchboard_load();
         if (!is_array($in)) {
             $in = array();
@@ -30,7 +33,9 @@ class BackendModel extends Model
         }
         if (self::DEBUG_API_CALLS) {
             $stack = debug_backtrace();
+
             $log = json_encode($stack);
+            log_message('critical', "wrenchboard_api-FAIL".serialize($log) );
             error_log($log);
             error_log(json_encode($in));
         }