diff --git a/scrobble/lastfm/lastfm.go b/scrobble/lastfm/lastfm.go
index 61adbf66..905e8d11 100644
--- a/scrobble/lastfm/lastfm.go
+++ b/scrobble/lastfm/lastfm.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"encoding/xml"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -153,9 +155,13 @@ func makeRequest(method string, params url.Values) (LastFM, error) {
 	decoder := xml.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
 	lastfm := LastFM{}
 	if err = decoder.Decode(&lastfm); err != nil {
+		respBytes, _ := httputil.DumpResponse(resp, true)
+		log.Printf("received bad lastfm response:\n%s", string(respBytes))
 		return LastFM{}, fmt.Errorf("decoding: %w", err)
 	}
 	if lastfm.Error.Code != 0 {
+		respBytes, _ := httputil.DumpResponse(resp, true)
+		log.Printf("received bad lastfm response:\n%s", string(respBytes))
 		return LastFM{}, fmt.Errorf("%v: %w", lastfm.Error.Value, ErrLastFM)
 	}
 	return lastfm, nil
diff --git a/scrobble/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.go b/scrobble/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.go
index dd1b0cdf..6f171674 100644
--- a/scrobble/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.go
+++ b/scrobble/listenbrainz/listenbrainz.go
@@ -92,13 +92,12 @@ func (s *Scrobbler) Scrobble(user *db.User, track *db.Track, stamp time.Time, su
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	respBytes, _ := httputil.DumpResponse(resp, true)
 	switch {
 	case resp.StatusCode == http.StatusUnauthorized:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unathorized: %w", ErrListenBrainz)
 	case resp.StatusCode >= 400:
-		log.Println("received listenbrainz response")
-		log.Println(string(respBytes))
+		respBytes, _ := httputil.DumpResponse(resp, true)
+		log.Printf("received bad listenbrainz response:\n%s", string(respBytes))
 		return fmt.Errorf(">= 400: %d: %w", resp.StatusCode, ErrListenBrainz)
 	}
 	return nil