diff --git a/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx b/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
index 567c388c7..b0b477ff4 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/song/Song.hx
@@ -139,7 +139,16 @@ class Song implements IPlayStateScriptedClass implements IRegistryEntry<SongMeta
       for (vari in _data.playData.songVariations)
       {
         var variMeta:Null<SongMetadata> = fetchVariationMetadata(id, vari);
-        if (variMeta != null) _metadata.set(variMeta.variation, variMeta);
+        if (variMeta != null)
+        {
+          _metadata.set(variMeta.variation, variMeta);
+          trace('  Loaded variation: $vari');
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          FlxG.log.warn('[SONG] Failed to load variation metadata (${id}:${vari}), is the path correct?');
+          trace('  FAILED to load variation: $vari');
+        }
       }
     }