diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index bbd3039..761068e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ impl Config {
     }
 
     pub fn read_file(file_path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self> {
-        let doc = Document::read_file(file_path)?;
+        // TODO: error message should contain file path to missing `<include>`
+        let doc = Document::read_file(&file_path)?;
         Self::try_from(doc)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/config/xml.rs b/src/config/xml.rs
index ddd25cb..10c0d67 100644
--- a/src/config/xml.rs
+++ b/src/config/xml.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ impl FromStr for Document {
 impl Document {
     pub fn read_file(file_path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Document> {
         let text = read_to_string(file_path.as_ref())?;
+
         let mut doc = Document::from_str(&text)?;
         doc.file_path = Some(file_path.as_ref().to_path_buf());
         doc.resolve_includes()
@@ -263,6 +264,12 @@ fn resolve_include_path(
         return p.canonicalize().map_err(Error::msg);
     }
 
+    error!(
+        "resolve_include_path: {} {}",
+        &base_path.as_ref().display(),
+        &include_path.as_ref().display()
+    );
+
     base_path
         .as_ref()
         .join(p)
diff --git a/tests/config.rs b/tests/config.rs
index 4fccf41..83a283f 100644
--- a/tests/config.rs
+++ b/tests/config.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use busd::config::{Access, Config, Name, Operation, OwnOperation, Policy};
 
 #[test]
 fn config_read_file_with_includes_ok() {
-    let got = Config::read_file("./tests/fixture.conf")
-        .expect("should read and parse ./tests/fixture.conf");
+    let got =
+        Config::read_file("./tests/fixtures/valid.conf").expect("should read and parse XML input");
 
     assert_eq!(
         got,
@@ -49,3 +49,17 @@ fn config_read_file_with_includes_ok() {
         }
     );
 }
+
+#[should_panic]
+#[test]
+fn config_read_file_with_missing_include_err() {
+    Config::read_file("./tests/fixtures/missing_include.conf")
+        .expect("should read and parse XML input");
+}
+
+#[should_panic]
+#[test]
+fn config_read_file_with_transitive_missing_include_err() {
+    Config::read_file("./tests/fixtures/transitive_missing_include.conf")
+        .expect("should read and parse XML input");
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/missing_include.conf b/tests/fixtures/missing_include.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67632af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/missing_include.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-Bus Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
+    "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
+<busconfig>
+    <include>./missing.conf</include>
+</busconfig>
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/transitive_missing_include.conf b/tests/fixtures/transitive_missing_include.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a317999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/transitive_missing_include.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-Bus Bus Configuration 1.0//EN"
+    "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd">
+<busconfig>
+    <include>./missing_include.conf</include>
+</busconfig>
diff --git a/tests/fixture.conf b/tests/fixtures/valid.conf
similarity index 74%
rename from tests/fixture.conf
rename to tests/fixtures/valid.conf
index 494b4d0..7a20a08 100644
--- a/tests/fixture.conf
+++ b/tests/fixtures/valid.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
         <allow own="*"/>
         <deny own="*"/>
     </policy>
-    <include>./fixture_included.conf</include>
-    <include ignore_missing="yes">./fixture_missing.conf</include>
+    <include>./valid_included.conf</include>
+    <include ignore_missing="yes">./valid_missing.conf</include>
 </busconfig>
diff --git a/tests/fixture_included.conf b/tests/fixtures/valid_included.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/fixture_included.conf
rename to tests/fixtures/valid_included.conf