diff --git a/lib/debug.js b/lib/debug.js
index 306ee2bf..7f16654e 100644
--- a/lib/debug.js
+++ b/lib/debug.js
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ exports.accounts = debug('solid:accounts')
 exports.email = debug('solid:email')
 exports.ldp = debug('solid:ldp')
 exports.fs = debug('solid:fs')
+exports.prep = debug('solid:prep')
diff --git a/lib/handlers/notify.js b/lib/handlers/notify.js
index 6adedf97..fe758da1 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/notify.js
+++ b/lib/handlers/notify.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const libPath = require('path/posix')
 
 const headerTemplate = require('express-prep/templates').header
 const solidRDFTemplate = require('../rdf-notification-template')
+const debug = require('../debug').prep
 
 const ALLOWED_RDF_MIME_TYPES = [
   'application/ld+json',
@@ -82,7 +83,11 @@ function handler (req, res, next) {
         }
       })
     } catch (error) {
-      // Failed notification message
+      debug(`Failed to trigger notification on route ${fullUrl}`)
+      // No special handling is necessary since the resource mutation was
+      // already successful. The purpose of this block is to prevent Express
+      // from triggering error handling middleware when notifications fail.
+      // An error notification might be sent in the future.
     }
   }
 
@@ -90,9 +95,9 @@ function handler (req, res, next) {
   // POST in Solid creates a child resource
   const parent = getParent(path)
   if (parent && method !== 'POST') {
+    const parentID = res.setEventID(parent)
+    const parentUrl = new URL(parent, fullUrl)
     try {
-      const parentID = res.setEventID(parent)
-      const parentUrl = new URL(parent, fullUrl)
       trigger({
         path: parent,
         generateNotification (
@@ -115,7 +120,11 @@ function handler (req, res, next) {
         }
       })
     } catch (error) {
-      // Failed notification message
+      debug(`Failed to trigger notification on parent route ${parentUrl}`)
+      // No special handling is necessary since the resource mutation was
+      // already successful. The purpose of this block is to prevent Express
+      // from triggering error handling middleware when notifications fail.
+      // An error notification might be sent in the future.
     }
   }