diff --git a/blockstack_client/zonefile.py b/blockstack_client/zonefile.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/blockstack_client/zonefile.py
+++ b/blockstack_client/zonefile.py
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ def load_name_zonefile(name, expected_zonefile_hash, storage_drivers=None, raw_z
     # try atlas node first 
     res = get_zonefiles( hostport, [expected_zonefile_hash], proxy=proxy )
     if 'error' in res or expected_zonefile_hash not in res['zonefiles'].keys():
+        log.warning("Zonefile {} not available from {}; falling back to storage".format(expected_zonefile_hash, hostport))
+
         # fall back to storage drivers if atlas node didn't have it
         zonefile_txt = storage.get_immutable_data(
                 expected_zonefile_hash, hash_func=storage.get_zonefile_data_hash,
log failure to find zonefiles in atlas