diff --git a/server/routes/db.coffee b/server/routes/db.coffee
index 8bcc8e231..fa281377a 100644
--- a/server/routes/db.coffee
+++ b/server/routes/db.coffee
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ module.exports.setup = (app) ->
       return handler.patch(req, res, parts[1]) if req.route.method is 'patch' and parts[1]?
       handler[req.route.method](req, res, parts[1..]...)
     catch error
+      if req.user?
+        userInfo = req.user.getUserInfo()
+        log.info("UserId: #{userInfo.id}  #{if req.user.isAnonymous() then '' else 'Email:'} #{userInfo.email}")
       errorMessage = "Error trying db method #{req?.route?.method} route #{parts} from #{name}: #{error}"
       log.error(errorMessage)
       log.error(error)
diff --git a/server/users/User.coffee b/server/users/User.coffee
index 61596c6f5..92445b4d0 100644
--- a/server/users/User.coffee
+++ b/server/users/User.coffee
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ UserSchema.methods.isAdmin = ->
 UserSchema.methods.isAnonymous = ->
   @get 'anonymous'
 
+UserSchema.methods.getUserInfo = ->
+  info =
+    id : @get('_id')
+    email : if @get('anonymous') then 'Unregistered User' else @get('email')
+  return info
+
 UserSchema.methods.trackActivity = (activityName, increment) ->
   now = new Date()
   increment ?= parseInt increment or 1