diff --git a/algo/plot.go b/algo/plot.go
index 76487be..c639372 100644
--- a/algo/plot.go
+++ b/algo/plot.go
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ func plotAllDims(algoStats []stats.Stats, fPrefix, fExt string, ch chan report.P
 				lines...,
 			)
 			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("issue constructing a plot, bench: %s", dim.BenchName)
+
 				// panic (don't panic, I know) instead of a hard exit.
 				log.Panic(err)
 			}