diff --git a/client/configreader.py b/client/configreader.py
index 79c5b47b..e1a2b69f 100644
--- a/client/configreader.py
+++ b/client/configreader.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ConfigReader(SafeConfigParserWithIncludes):
 	
 	def read(self, filename):
 		basename = os.path.join(self._basedir, filename)
-		logSys.debug("Reading " + basename)
+		logSys.debug("Reading configs for %s under %s "  % (basename, self._basedir))
 		config_files = [ basename + ".conf",
 						 basename + ".local" ]
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ConfigReader(SafeConfigParserWithIncludes):
 			return True
 		else:
 			logSys.error("Found no accessible config files for %r " % filename
-						 + (["",
+						 + (["under %s" % self.getBaseDir(),
 							 "among existing ones: " + ', '.join(config_files)][bool(len(config_files))]))
 
 			return False
diff --git a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
index 55fb010d..389220ee 100644
--- a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class ConfigReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.d = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="f2b-temp")
 		self.c = ConfigReader(basedir=self.d)
 
-
 	def tearDown(self):
 		"""Call after every test case."""
 		shutil.rmtree(self.d)
@@ -61,10 +60,19 @@ option = %s
 		self.assertTrue(self.c.read('c'))	# we still should have some
 
 
-	def _getoption(self):
-		self.assertTrue(self.c.read('c'))	# we got some now
+	def _getoption(self, f='c'):
+		self.assertTrue(self.c.read(f))	# we got some now
 		return self.c.getOptions('section', [("int", 'option')])['option']
 
+
+	def testInaccessibleFile(self):
+		f = os.path.join(self.d, "d.conf")  # inaccessible file
+		self._write('d.conf', 0)
+		self.assertEqual(self._getoption('d'), 0)
+		os.chmod(f, 0)
+		self.assertFalse(self.c.read('d'))	# should not be readable BUT present
+
+
 	def testOptionalDotDDir(self):
 		self.assertFalse(self.c.read('c'))	# nothing is there yet
 		self._write("c.conf", "1")