diff --git a/modules/newhorizons/util/imagesequencer.cpp b/modules/newhorizons/util/imagesequencer.cpp
index 6de0b6ed3f..621fbe952d 100644
--- a/modules/newhorizons/util/imagesequencer.cpp
+++ b/modules/newhorizons/util/imagesequencer.cpp
@@ -345,8 +345,11 @@ void ImageSequencer::runSequenceParser(SequenceParser* parser){
         std::vector<double> captureProgression = parser->getCaptureProgression();  //in5
 
         // check for sanity
-        if (translations.empty() || imageData.empty() || instrumentTimes.empty() || targetTimes.empty() || captureProgression.empty())
+        if (translations.empty() || imageData.empty() || instrumentTimes.empty() || targetTimes.empty() || captureProgression.empty()) {
+            LERROR("Missing sequence data");
             return;
+        }
+            
 
         // append data
         _fileTranslation.insert(translations.begin(), translations.end());