diff --git a/files/routes/wrappers.py b/files/routes/wrappers.py
index 7a979058e..ea2ec57b6 100644
--- a/files/routes/wrappers.py
+++ b/files/routes/wrappers.py
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ def session_init():
 		session["session_id"] = secrets.token_hex(49)
 
 def calc_users(v):
+	# temp logging code
+	if not hasattr(g, 'is_api_or_xhr'):
+		print("calc_users called with missing context data")
+		if request:
+			print(f"while serving {request.method} {request.full_path}")
+			print(f"user agent: {g.agent}")
+		else:
+			print("no request context")
+		print(f"v: {v}")
+		print(f"db?: {bool(g.db)}")
+	# end temp logging code
 	loggedin = cache.get(f'{SITE}_loggedin') or {}
 	loggedout = cache.get(f'{SITE}_loggedout') or {}
 	timestamp = int(time.time())