diff --git a/src/builder.rs b/src/builder.rs
index 04ee39244..d2ac84863 100644
--- a/src/builder.rs
+++ b/src/builder.rs
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ impl NodeBuilder {
 	/// Builds a [`Node`] instance with a [`SqliteStore`] backend and according to the options
 	/// previously configured.
 	pub fn build(&self, node_entropy: NodeEntropy) -> Result<Node, BuildError> {
+		let logger = setup_logger(&self.log_writer_config, &self.config)?;
 		let storage_dir_path = self.config.storage_dir_path.clone();
 		fs::create_dir_all(storage_dir_path.clone())
 			.map_err(|_| BuildError::StoragePathAccessFailed)?;
@@ -636,18 +637,24 @@ impl NodeBuilder {
 			Some(io::sqlite_store::SQLITE_DB_FILE_NAME.to_string()),
 			Some(io::sqlite_store::KV_TABLE_NAME.to_string()),
 		)
-		.map_err(|_| BuildError::KVStoreSetupFailed)?;
+		.map_err(|e| {
+			log_error!(logger, "Failed to setup Sqlite store: {}", e);
+			BuildError::KVStoreSetupFailed
+		})?;
 		self.build_with_store(node_entropy, kv_store)
 	}
 
 	/// Builds a [`Node`] instance with a [`FilesystemStore`] backend and according to the options
 	/// previously configured.
 	pub fn build_with_fs_store(&self, node_entropy: NodeEntropy) -> Result<Node, BuildError> {
+		let logger = setup_logger(&self.log_writer_config, &self.config)?;
 		let mut storage_dir_path: PathBuf = self.config.storage_dir_path.clone().into();
 		storage_dir_path.push("fs_store");
 
-		fs::create_dir_all(storage_dir_path.clone())
-			.map_err(|_| BuildError::StoragePathAccessFailed)?;
+		fs::create_dir_all(storage_dir_path.clone()).map_err(|e| {
+			log_error!(logger, "Failed to setup Filesystem store: {}", e);
+			BuildError::StoragePathAccessFailed
+		})?;
 		let kv_store = FilesystemStore::new(storage_dir_path);
 		self.build_with_store(node_entropy, kv_store)
 	}