diff --git a/cmds/qgroup.c b/cmds/qgroup.c
index bffe942b1c..8a78babdb9 100644
--- a/cmds/qgroup.c
+++ b/cmds/qgroup.c
@@ -799,6 +799,32 @@ static struct btrfs_qgroup *qgroup_tree_search(struct qgroup_lookup *root_tree,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void __free_btrfs_qgroup(struct btrfs_qgroup *bq)
+{
+	struct btrfs_qgroup_list *list;
+	while (!list_empty(&bq->qgroups)) {
+		list = list_entry((&bq->qgroups)->next,
+				  struct btrfs_qgroup_list,
+				  next_qgroup);
+		list_del(&list->next_qgroup);
+		list_del(&list->next_member);
+		free(list);
+	}
+	while (!list_empty(&bq->members)) {
+		list = list_entry((&bq->members)->next,
+				  struct btrfs_qgroup_list,
+				  next_member);
+		list_del(&list->next_qgroup);
+		list_del(&list->next_member);
+		free(list);
+	}
+	if (bq->path) {
+		printf("freeing path for qgroup %llu\n", bq->qgroupid);
+		free((void *)bq->path);
+	}
+	free(bq);
+}
+
 /*
  * Lookup or insert btrfs_qgroup into qgroup_lookup.
  *
@@ -835,15 +861,17 @@ static struct btrfs_qgroup *get_or_add_qgroup(int fd,
 		char *path;
 
 		uret = btrfs_util_subvolume_path_fd(fd, qgroupid, &path);
-		if (uret == BTRFS_UTIL_OK)
+		if (uret == BTRFS_UTIL_OK) {
+			printf("got path resolved for qgroup %llu\n", qgroupid);
 			bq->path = path;
-		else if (uret != BTRFS_UTIL_ERROR_SUBVOLUME_NOT_FOUND) {
+		} else if (uret != BTRFS_UTIL_ERROR_SUBVOLUME_NOT_FOUND) {
 			error("%s", btrfs_util_strerror(uret));
 			if (uret == BTRFS_UTIL_ERROR_NO_MEMORY)
 				return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 			else
 				return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 		}
+		printf("no path found for qgroup %llu\n", qgroupid);
 		/*
 		 * Do a correct stale detection by searching for the ROOT_ITEM of
 		 * the subvolume.
@@ -868,7 +896,7 @@ static struct btrfs_qgroup *get_or_add_qgroup(int fd,
 	if (ret) {
 		errno = -ret;
 		error("failed to insert %llu into tree: %m", bq->qgroupid);
-		free(bq);
+		__free_btrfs_qgroup(bq);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
@@ -950,30 +978,6 @@ static int update_qgroup_relation(struct qgroup_lookup *qgroup_lookup,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void __free_btrfs_qgroup(struct btrfs_qgroup *bq)
-{
-	struct btrfs_qgroup_list *list;
-	while (!list_empty(&bq->qgroups)) {
-		list = list_entry((&bq->qgroups)->next,
-				  struct btrfs_qgroup_list,
-				  next_qgroup);
-		list_del(&list->next_qgroup);
-		list_del(&list->next_member);
-		free(list);
-	}
-	while (!list_empty(&bq->members)) {
-		list = list_entry((&bq->members)->next,
-				  struct btrfs_qgroup_list,
-				  next_member);
-		list_del(&list->next_qgroup);
-		list_del(&list->next_member);
-		free(list);
-	}
-	if (bq->path)
-		free((void *)bq->path);
-	free(bq);
-}
-
 static void __free_all_qgroups(struct qgroup_lookup *root_tree)
 {
 	struct btrfs_qgroup *entry;
diff --git a/libbtrfsutil/subvolume.c b/libbtrfsutil/subvolume.c
index 1f0f2d2b31..c14ad8a6b8 100644
--- a/libbtrfsutil/subvolume.c
+++ b/libbtrfsutil/subvolume.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include "stubs.h"
 
 #include "btrfsutil_internal.h"
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ PUBLIC enum btrfs_util_error btrfs_util_subvolume_path_fd(int fd, uint64_t id,
 	path = malloc(capacity);
 	if (!path)
 		return BTRFS_UTIL_ERROR_NO_MEMORY;
+
+	printf("allocated memory for qgroup %lu\n", id);
 	p = path + capacity - 1;
 	p[0] = '\0';