diff --git a/nostr/nostr.go b/nostr/nostr.go
index 4d91a2c..2ab3596 100644
--- a/nostr/nostr.go
+++ b/nostr/nostr.go
@@ -40,13 +40,18 @@ func GetNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	// get owner id for nip05 request
 	var uid int
-	DB.QueryRow("SELECT owner_id FROM nip05s WHERE name=$1 AND domain=$2", name, domain).Scan(&uid)
+	err = DB.QueryRow("SELECT owner_id FROM nip05s WHERE name=$1 AND domain=$2", name, domain).Scan(&uid)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Error().Msgf("user (%s@%s) doesn't exist: %s", name, domain, err.Error())
+		http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound), http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
 
 	// get the pubkey and relays associated with the nip05
 	user := nostrUser{}
 	err = DB.QueryRow("SELECT pubkey, relays FROM users WHERE id=$1", uid).Scan(&user.Pubkey, &user.Relays)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Error().Msgf("unable to get user for uid %v: %s", uid, err.Error())
+		l.Error().Msgf("unable to get user info for uid %v: %s", uid, err.Error())
 		http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound), http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ func GetNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	names := []string{}
 	err = DB.Select(&names, "SELECT nip05s.name FROM nip05s JOIN users ON nip05s.owner_id = users.id WHERE nip05s.owner_id = $1", uid)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Error().Msgf("unable to get user for uid %v: %s", uid, err.Error())
+		l.Error().Msgf("unable to get nip05 names for uid %v: %s", uid, err.Error())
 		http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusNotFound), http.StatusNotFound)
 		return
 	}
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ func GetNostrAddr(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	l.Debug().Msgf("returning nip05 for %s@%s", name, domain)
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	w.Write(j)