diff --git a/public/assets/js/$.js b/public/assets/js/$.js
index df85ad45..0c4e2130 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/$.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/$.js
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 (async () => {
     try {
       const res = await fetch('/api/latest-commit');
+      console.log('Fetching latest commit from API:', res);
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${res.status}`);
+      }
       const { updates } = await res.json();
       const u = updates[0];
       const commitUrl = `https://github.com/xojw/waves/commit/${u.sha}`;