diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sheepit/client/network/DownloadManager.java b/src/main/java/com/sheepit/client/network/DownloadManager.java
index 807eed6..339ee8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sheepit/client/network/DownloadManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sheepit/client/network/DownloadManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -184,6 +186,13 @@ public class DownloadManager {
 			e.printStackTrace(new PrintWriter(sw));
 			this.log.error("DownloadManager::createLock Unable to create .partial temp file for binary/scene " + this.local_target);
 			this.log.error("DownloadManager::createLock Exception " + e + " stacktrace " + sw.toString());
+			
+			String current_path = this.local_target;
+			String test_path;
+			while ((test_path = (new File(current_path).getParent())) != null) {
+				this.log.error("DownloadManager::createLock checking path info " + test_path + " exists? " + (new File(test_path).exists() ? "yes" : "no") + " is writeable? " + (Files.isWritable(Path.of(test_path)) ? "yes" : "no"));
+				current_path = test_path;
+			}
 		}
 	}