diff --git a/hooks/papertrail/papertrail.go b/hooks/papertrail/papertrail.go
index 3c12991..57d07c0 100644
--- a/hooks/papertrail/papertrail.go
+++ b/hooks/papertrail/papertrail.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func (hook *PapertrailHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
 	payload := fmt.Sprintf("<22> %s %s: [%s] %s", date, hook.AppName, entry.Data["level"], entry.Message)
 
 	line, err := entry.String()
+	bytesWritten, err := hook.UDPConn.Write([]byte(payload))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unable to read entry, %v", err)
 		return err
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ func (hook *PapertrailHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
 	_, err = hook.UDPConn.Write([]byte(payload))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unable to send log line to Papertrail via UDP, %v", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unable to send log line to Papertrail via UDP. Wrote %d bytes before error: %v", bytesWritten, err)
 		return err
 	}