diff --git a/application/models/Stations.php b/application/models/Stations.php
index 83670c1e..c2ef7388 100644
--- a/application/models/Stations.php
+++ b/application/models/Stations.php
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
 			$state = xss_clean($this->input->post('station_ca_state', true));
 		} else {
 			$state =  xss_clean($this->input->post('station_state', true));
+			// log as an error the value of state
+			log_message('error', 'State value: ' . $state);
 		}
 
 		$data = array(