diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
index b80fe7a76..285cdcb62 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.cpp
@@ -308,8 +308,10 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         Remove the spell with a certain ID and a certain timestamp, useful
         when there are stacked spells with the same ID
+
+        Returns a boolean that indicates whether the corresponding spell was found
     */
-    void ActiveSpells::removeSpellByTimestamp(const std::string& id, MWWorld::TimeStamp timestamp)
+    bool ActiveSpells::removeSpellByTimestamp(const std::string& id, MWWorld::TimeStamp timestamp)
     {
         for (TContainer::iterator spell = mSpells.begin(); spell != mSpells.end(); ++spell)
         {
@@ -319,10 +321,12 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 {
                     spell->second.mEffects.clear();
                     mSpellsChanged = true;
-                    break;
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        return false;
     }
     /*
         End of tes3mp addition
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
index aae4c032c..75a2f22d2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/activespells.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 Remove the spell with a certain ID and a certain timestamp, useful
                 when there are stacked spells with the same ID
             */
-            void removeSpellByTimestamp(const std::string& id, MWWorld::TimeStamp timestamp);
+            bool removeSpellByTimestamp(const std::string& id, MWWorld::TimeStamp timestamp);
             /*
                 End of tes3mp addition
             */
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
index 427b49dd6..019a0c4f0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmp/LocalPlayer.cpp
@@ -824,11 +824,18 @@ void LocalPlayer::removeSpellsActive()
  
     for (const auto& activeSpell : spellsActiveChanges.activeSpells)
     {
+        LOG_APPEND(TimedLog::LOG_INFO, "- removing %sstacking active spell %s", activeSpell.isStackingSpell ? "" : "non-", activeSpell.id.c_str());
+
         // Remove stacking spells based on their timestamps
         if (activeSpell.isStackingSpell)
         {
             MWWorld::TimeStamp timestamp = MWWorld::TimeStamp(activeSpell.timestampHour, activeSpell.timestampDay);
-            activeSpells.removeSpellByTimestamp(activeSpell.id, timestamp);
+            bool foundSpell = activeSpells.removeSpellByTimestamp(activeSpell.id, timestamp);
+
+            if (!foundSpell)
+            {
+                LOG_APPEND(TimedLog::LOG_INFO, "-- spell with this ID and timestamp could not be found!");
+            }
         }
         else
         {