diff --git a/src/Archive/Redirect.coffee b/src/Archive/Redirect.coffee
index 3a381510a..390312af3 100644
--- a/src/Archive/Redirect.coffee
+++ b/src/Archive/Redirect.coffee
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ Redirect =
       # XXX I get obscure reports of:
       #   "Redirect" initialization crashed. TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined
       # comming from here.
+      Main.logError
+        message: "XXX Conf['archives'].length still failing"
+        error: new Error """
+        Conf['archives'] === #{JSON.stringify Conf['archives']}
+        """
       Conf['archives'] = Redirect.archives
       $.delete ['archives', 'lastarchivecheck']
     Redirect.update()
diff --git a/src/Filtering/Filter.coffee b/src/Filtering/Filter.coffee
index 98cdbf11c..dac5df378 100644
--- a/src/Filtering/Filter.coffee
+++ b/src/Filtering/Filter.coffee
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ Filter =
       if Conf[key] is undefined
         # XXX hopefully tmp fix for the rare people getting this mysterious error:
         #   "Filter" initialization crashed. TypeError: Cannot call method 'split' of undefined
+        Main.logError
+          message: 'XXX some filters are still undefined'
+          error: new Error """
+          Conf[#{key}] === undefined
+          """
         $.delete key
         continue
       for filter in Conf[key].split '\n'
diff --git a/src/General/DataBoard.coffee b/src/General/DataBoard.coffee
index 4cd054375..510bf9335 100644
--- a/src/General/DataBoard.coffee
+++ b/src/General/DataBoard.coffee
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ class DataBoard
       # XXX tmp fix for users that had the `null`
       # value for a board with the Unread features:
       if typeof @data.boards[boardID] isnt 'object'
+        Main.logError
+          message: 'XXX weird DataBoard values'
+          error: new Error """
+          @key === #{@key}
+          @data.boards[#{boardID}] === #{@data.boards[boardID]}
+          """
         delete @data.boards[boardID]
       else
         @deleteIfEmpty {boardID}