diff --git a/capsulflask/__init__.py b/capsulflask/__init__.py
index dd5ad19..5d3dd98 100644
--- a/capsulflask/__init__.py
+++ b/capsulflask/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import atexit
 import os
 import hashlib
 import requests
+import sys
 
 import stripe
 from dotenv import load_dotenv, find_dotenv
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ from flask import url_for
 from flask import current_app
 from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
 
+
+from capsulflask.shared import my_exec_info_message
 from capsulflask import hub_model, spoke_model, cli
 from capsulflask.btcpay import client as btcpay
 from capsulflask.http_client import MyHTTPClient
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ app.config['HTTP_CLIENT'] = MyHTTPClient(timeout_seconds=int(app.config['INTERNA
 try:
   app.config['BTCPAY_CLIENT'] = btcpay.Client(api_uri=app.config['BTCPAY_URL'], pem=app.config['BTCPAY_PRIVATE_KEY'])
 except:
-  pass
+  app.logger.warning("unable to create btcpay client: " + my_exec_info_message(sys.exc_info()))
 
 
 if app.config['HUB_MODE_ENABLED']: