diff --git a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/util/MaxMindUtils.java b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/util/MaxMindUtils.java
index 0f73216..13bb63f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/util/MaxMindUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/frozenorb/apiv3/util/MaxMindUtils.java
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClient;
 import io.vertx.core.http.HttpClientOptions;
 import io.vertx.core.json.JsonObject;
 import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.frozenorb.apiv3.APIv3;
 import net.frozenorb.apiv3.maxmind.MaxMindResult;
 
 import java.util.Base64;
 
+@Slf4j
 @UtilityClass
 public class MaxMindUtils {
 
@@ -50,11 +52,21 @@ public class MaxMindUtils {
                     }
                 });
 
-                response.exceptionHandler(future::fail);
+                response.exceptionHandler((error) -> {
+                    log.error("Got failure from MaxMind (" + ip + ")");
+
+                    // we have to check !failed because the circuit breaker's timeout will mark us as failed already
+                    if (!future.failed()) {
+                        future.fail(error);
+                    }
+                });
             })
             .putHeader("Authorization", authHeader)
             .end();
-        }, (ignored) -> null).setHandler((result) -> { // The (ignored) -> null section is our fallback, which just returns null (when the breaker is open)
+        }, (ignored) -> {
+            log.error("Defaulting to failed MaxMind response (open breaker) (" + ip + ")");
+            return null;
+        }).setHandler((result) -> { // The (ignored) -> null section is our fallback, which just returns null (when the breaker is open)
             if (result.failed()) {
                 callback.onResult(null, result.cause());
             } else {