diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
index 29c5dc6e5e..b40d524995 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ Actor* ActorUtil::LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 	}
 
 	Actor *pReturn = NULL;
+	LOG->Trace( "ActorUtil::LoadFromNode: dir %s, class %s",
+		sDir.c_str(), sClass.c_str() );
 
 	if( IsRegistered(sClass) )
 	{
@@ -191,8 +193,12 @@ Actor* ActorUtil::LoadFromNode( const CString& sDir, const XNode* pNode )
 		}
 
 		CString sNewPath = bIsAbsolutePath ? sFile : sDir+sFile;
+	LOG->Trace( "ActorUtil::LoadFromNode: path %s, sNewPath %s",
+		sFile.c_str(), sNewPath.c_str() );
 
 		ActorUtil::ResolvePath( sNewPath, sDir );
+	LOG->Trace( "ActorUtil::LoadFromNode: resolved to %s",
+		sNewPath.c_str() );
 
 		pReturn = ActorUtil::MakeActor( sNewPath, pNode );
 		if( pReturn == NULL )
@@ -279,6 +285,9 @@ Actor* ActorUtil::MakeActor( const CString &sPath_, const XNode *pParent )
 
 	CString sDir = Dirname( sPath );
 	FileType ft = GetFileType( sPath );
+	LOG->Trace( "ActorUtil::MakeActor(%s): load from \"%s\"",
+		sPath.c_str(), sDir.c_str() );
+
 	switch( ft )
 	{
 	case FT_Directory: