diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
index 4b51a224d..eb1ce5646 100644
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "actionlist.h"
 #include "appentry.h"
 #include "appsmodel.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 #include "kastatsfavoritesmodel.h"
 #include <kio_version.h>
 
@@ -381,6 +382,8 @@ bool RecentUsageModel::trigger(int row, const QString &actionId, const QVariant
                 if (!service) {
                     // no service found to handle the mimetype
                     return false;
+                } else {
+                    qCWarning(KICKER_DEBUG) << "Preventing the file to open with " << service->desktopEntryName() << "no alternative found";
                 }
             }
         }