diff --git a/.config/init.ml b/.config/init.ml
index b2723be..d8e06ff 100644
--- a/.config/init.ml
+++ b/.config/init.ml
@@ -3,16 +3,22 @@ open Js_of_ocaml_tyxml
 open Lwt
 open Store
 open Tyxml
+module F = Fmt
 
 let by_id s = Dom_html.getElementById s
 
 let by_id_coerce s f =
   Js.Opt.get
     (f (Dom_html.getElementById s))
-    (fun () -> raise Not_found)
+    (fun () ->
+      Firebug.console##log (F.str "by_id_coerce Not_found");
+      raise Not_found)
 
 let do_by_id s f =
-  try f (Dom_html.getElementById s) with Not_found -> ()
+  try f (Dom_html.getElementById s)
+  with Not_found ->
+    Firebug.console##log (F.str "do_by_id Not_found");
+    ()
 
 let resize ~container ~textbox () =
   Lwt.pause () >>= fun () ->
@@ -47,7 +53,10 @@ let setup_workspace ~container cstore : unit Lwt.t =
     Lwt_list.iter_s
       (fun (step, tree) ->
         Firebug.console##log (F.str ".config/workspace/%s" step);
-        Store.S.Tree.get tree [] >>= fun contents ->
+        (try Store.S.Tree.get tree []
+         with Not_found ->
+           Lwt.return "print_newline \"rootstore:// not found?\";;")
+        >>= fun contents ->
         let headers =
           headers_of_string_list (String.split_on_char '\n' contents)
         in
@@ -110,7 +119,12 @@ let _ =
       Store.test_pull () >>= fun (remote, s) ->
       Store.S.tree s >>= fun root_tree ->
       let workspace_store =
-        Store.S.Tree.find_tree root_tree [ ".config"; "workspace" ]
+        (try
+           Store.S.Tree.find_tree root_tree [ ".config"; "workspace" ]
+         with Not_found ->
+           Firebug.console##log
+             (F.str "rootstore://.config/workspace Not_found");
+           raise Not_found)
         >>= function
         | Some t -> Lwt.return t
         | None -> Lwt.return (Store.S.Tree.empty ())