diff --git a/libcloud/common/google.py b/libcloud/common/google.py
index 4b896c6..96a0acb 100644
--- a/libcloud/common/google.py
+++ b/libcloud/common/google.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     import json
 
+import logging
 import base64
 import errno
 import time
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@
 
 UTC_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def _utcnow():
     """
@@ -680,7 +683,10 @@
         except (IOError, ValueError):
             # Note: File related errors (IOError) and errors related to json
             # parsing of the data (ValueError) are not fatal.
-            pass
+            e = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            LOG.info('Failed to read cached auth token from file "%s": %s',
+                     filename, str(e))
+
         return token
 
     def _write_token_to_file(self):
@@ -688,9 +694,10 @@
         Write token to credential file.
         Mocked in libcloud.test.common.google.GoogleTestCase.
         """
+        filename = os.path.expanduser(self.credential_file)
+        filename = os.path.realpath(filename)
+
         try:
-            filename = os.path.expanduser(self.credential_file)
-            filename = os.path.realpath(filename)
             data = json.dumps(self.token)
             write_flags = os.O_CREAT | os.O_WRONLY | os.O_TRUNC
             with os.fdopen(os.open(filename, write_flags,
@@ -700,7 +707,9 @@
             # Note: Failed to write (cache) token in a file is not fatal. It
             # simply means degraded performance since we will need to acquire a
             # new token each time script runs.
-            pass
+            e = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            LOG.info('Failed to write auth token to file "%s": %s',
+                     filename, str(e))
 
 
 class GoogleBaseConnection(ConnectionUserAndKey, PollingConnection):