diff --git a/dataframe-openapi/build.gradle.kts b/dataframe-openapi/build.gradle.kts
index 85cfb83473..2ac26b705f 100644
--- a/dataframe-openapi/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dataframe-openapi/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     api(project(":core"))
 
+    implementation(libs.kotlinLogging)
     implementation(libs.kotlin.reflect)
     implementation(libs.kotlinpoet)
     api(libs.swagger) {
diff --git a/dataframe-openapi/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/io/isOpenApi.kt b/dataframe-openapi/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/io/isOpenApi.kt
index a5ae276327..94a3d915a2 100644
--- a/dataframe-openapi/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/io/isOpenApi.kt
+++ b/dataframe-openapi/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/dataframe/io/isOpenApi.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlinx.dataframe.io
 
+import io.github.oshai.kotlinlogging.KotlinLogging
 import io.swagger.parser.OpenAPIParser
 import java.io.File
 import java.net.URL
 
+private val logger = KotlinLogging.logger {}
+
 /** Needs to have any type schemas to convert. */
 public fun isOpenApiStr(text: String): Boolean = try {
     val parsed = OpenAPIParser().readContents(text, null, null)
     parsed.openAPI?.components?.schemas != null
-} catch (_: Exception) {
+} catch (e: Throwable) {
+    logger.debug(e) { "Attempt to read input as YAML/JSON OpenAPI specification failed." }
     false
 }