diff --git a/pkg/networkmanager/openvpn.jsx b/pkg/networkmanager/openvpn.jsx
index 14706a417fa..fa38cb46f57 100644
--- a/pkg/networkmanager/openvpn.jsx
+++ b/pkg/networkmanager/openvpn.jsx
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export function OpenVPNDialog({ settings, connection, dev }) {
                     cockpit.file(vpnSettings.cert, { superuser: 'try' }).read(),
                     cockpit.file(vpnSettings.key, { superuser: 'try' }).read(),
                 ]);
+                console.log("promised resolved ?", JSON.stringify({ ca, cert, key }, null, 4));
                 setCaVal(ca);
                 setCertVal(cert);
                 setKeyVal(key);
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ export function OpenVPNDialog({ settings, connection, dev }) {
         const userKeyPath = `${user.home}/.cert/${keyFileName}`;
 
         try {
+            console.log("before submit ?", JSON.stringify({ caVal, certVal, keyVal }, null, 4));
             // check if remote or certificates are empty
             if (!vpnSettings.remote.trim())
                 throw new Error(_("Remote cannot be empty."));