diff --git a/backend/routes/users.js b/backend/routes/users.js
index 30e2886297aa16ed13bb4ef4d73d5cb20cb0ac25..1d698d1810c8257e4c090288b24fe05e43376da3 100644
--- a/backend/routes/users.js
+++ b/backend/routes/users.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ router.post("/new", function (req, res) {
       res.status(201).json(newDocument);
     })
     .catch(function (error) {
+      console.error(error);
       if (error.code === 11000) {
         res.status(400).json({
           message: `User with email "${newUser.email}" already exists`,