diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
index 7e86838082..f016c376ae 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
@@ -747,8 +747,13 @@ populate_completion_store (GtkFileChooserEntry *chooser_entry)
   GSList *paths;
   GSList *tmp_list;
 
+  printf ("Populating completion store\n");
+
   if (!gtk_file_folder_list_children (chooser_entry->current_folder, &paths, NULL)) /* NULL-GError */
-    return;
+    {
+      printf ("No children in the folder!  Leaving an empty completion store.\n");
+      return;
+    }
 
   discard_completion_store (chooser_entry);
 
@@ -779,6 +784,8 @@ populate_completion_store (GtkFileChooserEntry *chooser_entry)
 			      PATH_COLUMN, path,
 			      -1);
 
+	  printf ("Completion store += \"%s\"\n", display_name);
+
 	  gtk_file_info_free (info);
           g_free (display_name);
 	}