diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectLocator.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectLocator.coffee
index d855dfc97b..ead0dc3942 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectLocator.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Project/ProjectLocator.coffee
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ module.exports =
 
 
 		Project.getProject project_or_id, "", (err, project)->
-			if err? or !project?
+			if err?
+				logger.err err:err, project_or_id:project_or_id, "error getting project for finding element"
+				return callback(err)
+			if !project?
 				return callback("project could not be found for finding a element #{project_or_id}")
 			if needlePath == '' || needlePath == '/'
 				return callback(null, project.rootFolder[0])