diff --git a/src/backend/expungeservice/form_filling.py b/src/backend/expungeservice/form_filling.py
index f3bea7e28..6eebd7dd8 100644
--- a/src/backend/expungeservice/form_filling.py
+++ b/src/backend/expungeservice/form_filling.py
@@ -457,8 +457,11 @@ def __init__(self, path: str):
         self.writer = PdfWriter()
         try:
             self._pdf = PdfReader(path)
+            print(stat(path))
+            print("file opened by reader")
         except Exception as e:
             with open(path, 'wb') as f:
+                print(stat(path))
                 self.writer.write(f)
                 print(e)