diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
index f12c6d530a..7fcf44c588 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp
@@ -2594,6 +2594,8 @@ void MainWindow::updateCartInserted(bool gba)
 
 void MainWindow::loadMostRecentFile()
 {
+    printf("Trying to load most recent ROM\n");
+
     if (emuThread->NDS->IsRunning()) {
         return;
     }
@@ -2614,6 +2616,8 @@ void MainWindow::loadMostRecentFile()
         return;
     }
 
+    printf("Most recent ROM loaded successfully\n");
+
     recentFileList.removeAll(filename);
     recentFileList.prepend(filename);
     updateRecentFilesMenu();