diff --git a/app/jobs/transfer_job.rb b/app/jobs/transfer_job.rb
index ee323cd45..36d3a2873 100644
--- a/app/jobs/transfer_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/transfer_job.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ class TransferJob < ActiveJob::Base
   queue_as :lupo_background
 
   def perform(doi_id, options={})
+    logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
     doi = Doi.where(doi: doi_id).first
 
-    if doi.present?
-      doi.update_attributes(datacentre: options[:target_id])
-    else
-      logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
+    if doi.blank?
       logger.info "[Transfer] Error transferring DOI " + doi_id + ": not found"
+    elsif doi.update_attributes(datacentre: options[:target_id])
+      logger.info "[Transfer] Successfully transferred DOI " + doi_id
+    else
+      logger.info "[Transfer] Error transferring DOI " + doi_id + ": " + errors.inspect
     end
   end
 end
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