diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
index 192ab1a7c..df033f476 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
@@ -64,17 +64,21 @@ Handler::Handler( const QString& implementation, const QString& url, const QStri
 {
     bool ok = false;
     m_type = handlerTypes().find( implementation, ok );
-#if !defined(QT_XML_LIB)
-    if ( m_type == Type::XML )
-    {
-        m_type = Type::None;
-        cWarning() << "GeoIP style XML is not supported in this version of Calamares.";
-    }
-#endif
     if ( !ok )
     {
-        cWarning() << "GeoIP Style" << implementation << "is not recognized.";
+        cWarning() << "GeoIP style" << implementation << "is not recognized.";
     }
+    else if ( m_type == Type::None )
+    {
+        cWarning() << "GeoIP style *none* does not do anything.";
+    }
+#if !defined(QT_XML_LIB)
+    else if ( m_type == Type::XML )
+    {
+        m_type = Type::None;
+        cWarning() << "GeoIP style *xml* is not supported in this version of Calamares.";
+    }
+#endif
 }
 
 Handler::~Handler()
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.h b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.h
index 5c3207b60..8e435b5b7 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QVariantMap>
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils 
+namespace CalamaresUtils
 {
 namespace GeoIP
 {
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ public:
 
     bool isValid() const { return m_type != Type::None; }
     Type type() const { return m_type; }
+    QString url() const { return m_url; }
+    QString selector() const { return m_selector; }
 
 private:
     Type m_type;
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
index d05245384..44798b32b 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/Module.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Module::loadConfigurationFile( const QString& configFileName ) //throws YAML::Ex
             return;
         }
     }
-    cDebug() << "No config file found in" << Logger::DebugList( configCandidates );
+    cDebug() << "No config file for" << m_name << "found anywhere at" << Logger::DebugList( configCandidates );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.cpp b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.cpp
index 185ec37e9..a030e55cd 100644
--- a/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamaresui/modulesystem/ModuleManager.cpp
@@ -90,10 +90,14 @@ ModuleManager::doInit()
                 if ( success )
                 {
                     QFileInfo descriptorFileInfo( currentDir.absoluteFilePath( QLatin1Literal( "module.desc") ) );
-                    if ( ! ( descriptorFileInfo.exists() && descriptorFileInfo.isReadable() ) )
+                    if ( !descriptorFileInfo.exists() )
                     {
-                        cDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "unreadable file: "
-                                 << descriptorFileInfo.absoluteFilePath();
+                        cDebug() << "ModuleManager expected descriptor is missing:" << descriptorFileInfo.absoluteFilePath();
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if ( !descriptorFileInfo.isReadable() )
+                    {
+                        cDebug() << "ModuleManager descriptor file is unreadable:" << descriptorFileInfo.absoluteFilePath();
                         continue;
                     }
 
@@ -111,13 +115,14 @@ ModuleManager::doInit()
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    cWarning() << "Cannot cd into module directory "
-                               << path << "/" << subdir;
+                    cWarning() << "ModuleManager module directory is not accessible:" << path << "/" << subdir;
                 }
             }
         }
         else
-            cDebug() << "ModuleManager bad search path" << path;
+        {
+            cDebug() << "ModuleManager module search path does not exist:" << path;
+        }
     }
     // At this point m_availableModules is filled with whatever was found in the
     // search paths.
@@ -359,7 +364,7 @@ ModuleManager::checkDependencies()
                 m_availableDescriptorsByModuleName.erase( it );
                 failed << moduleName;
                 cWarning() << "Module" << moduleName << "requires modules" << Logger::DebugList( unmet );
-                cWarning() << Logger::SubEntry << "but these are not available (listed in settings, or installed)."; 
+                cWarning() << Logger::SubEntry << "but these are not available (listed in settings, or installed).";
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
index a27cc4cf0..938fe1f45 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
@@ -128,16 +128,24 @@ WelcomeViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
             CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "style" ),
             CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "url" ),
             CalamaresUtils::getString( geoip, "selector" ) );
-        auto* future = new FWString();
-        connect( future, &FWString::finished, [view=this, f=future, h=handler]()
+        if ( handler->type() != CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler::Type::None )
         {
-            QString countryResult = f->future().result();
-            cDebug() << "GeoIP result for welcome=" << countryResult;
-            view->setCountry( countryResult );
-            f->deleteLater();
-            delete h;
-        } );
-        future->setFuture( handler->queryRaw() );
+            auto* future = new FWString();
+            connect( future, &FWString::finished, [view=this, f=future, h=handler]()
+            {
+                QString countryResult = f->future().result();
+                cDebug() << "GeoIP result for welcome=" << countryResult;
+                view->setCountry( countryResult, h );
+                f->deleteLater();
+                delete h;
+            } );
+            future->setFuture( handler->queryRaw() );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Would not produce useful country code anyway.
+            delete handler;
+        }
     }
 
 
@@ -156,12 +164,22 @@ WelcomeViewStep::checkRequirements()
     return m_requirementsChecker->checkRequirements();
 }
 
+static inline void
+logGeoIPHandler( CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler )
+{
+    if ( handler )
+    {
+        cDebug() << Logger::SubEntry << "Obtained from" << handler->url() << " (" << static_cast<int>( handler->type() ) << handler->selector() << ')';
+    }
+}
+
 void
-WelcomeViewStep::setCountry( const QString& countryCode )
+WelcomeViewStep::setCountry( const QString& countryCode, CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler )
 {
     if ( countryCode.length() != 2 )
     {
         cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode;
+        logGeoIPHandler( handler );
         return;
     }
 
@@ -169,6 +187,7 @@ WelcomeViewStep::setCountry( const QString& countryCode )
     if ( c_l.first == QLocale::Country::AnyCountry )
     {
         cDebug() << "Unusable country code" << countryCode;
+        logGeoIPHandler( handler );
         return;
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.h b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.h
index 7deed2167..5d27d7aad 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.h
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.h
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
 class WelcomePage;
 class GeneralRequirements;
 
+namespace CalamaresUtils
+{
+    namespace GeoIP
+    {
+        class Handler;
+    }
+}  // namespace
+
 class PLUGINDLLEXPORT WelcomeViewStep : public Calamares::ViewStep
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -57,9 +65,10 @@ public:
     /** @brief Sets the country that Calamares is running in.
      *
      * This (ideally) sets up language and locale settings that are right for
-     * the given 2-letter country code.
+     * the given 2-letter country code. Uses the handler's information (if
+     * given) for error reporting.
      */
-    void setCountry( const QString& );
+    void setCountry( const QString&, CalamaresUtils::GeoIP::Handler* handler );
 
     Calamares::RequirementsList checkRequirements() override;