diff --git a/lib/files.gi b/lib/files.gi
index 80676caa48..2df0133f85 100644
--- a/lib/files.gi
+++ b/lib/files.gi
@@ -232,8 +232,15 @@ end );
 InstallMethod( ReadAsFunction,
     "string",
     [ IsString ],
-    name -> READ_AS_FUNC( UserHomeExpand( name ) ) );  
+function(name)
+    local success;
 
+    Info(InfoRead, 5, "ReadAsFunction(\"", name, "\")");
+    success := READ_AS_FUNC( UserHomeExpand( name ) );
+    Info(InfoRead, 5, "ReadAsFunction(\"", name, "\") done");
+
+    return success;
+end);
 
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