diff --git a/static/search/fetch.ts b/static/search/fetch.ts
index 0904e7e..8c84004 100644
--- a/static/search/fetch.ts
+++ b/static/search/fetch.ts
@@ -118,12 +118,13 @@ export const fetchSearchItems = (query: string): void => {
       responseCache.set(query, response);
       renderItems(visibleItems);
     })
-    .catch(() => {
+    .catch((error) => {
       if (controller.signal.aborted) {
         return;
       }
 
       setActiveRequestController(undefined);
+      console.error("search request failed:", error);
       renderSearchErrorState(query);
     });
 };
@@ -168,8 +169,9 @@ export const fetchNextSearchPage = (): void => {
       setSearchPagination(response.nextPage, response.hasNextPage);
       appendItems(visibleItems);
     })
-    .catch(() => {
+    .catch((error) => {
       window.showToast?.({ message: "Failed to load more search results." });
+      console.error("failed to load more search results:", error);
     })
     .finally(() => {
       setFetchingNextPage(false);
diff --git a/static/search/render.ts b/static/search/render.ts
index 7561f30..e739500 100644
--- a/static/search/render.ts
+++ b/static/search/render.ts
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ export const removeContinueWatchingItem = (item: CommandPaletteItem): void => {
       removeContinueWatchingCard(animeID);
       renderItems(getResultItems().filter((candidate) => candidate.id !== item.id));
     })
-    .catch(() => {
+    .catch((error) => {
       window.showToast?.({ message: "Failed to remove from Continue Watching." });
+      console.error("failed to remove from continue watching:", error);
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/static/search/state.ts b/static/search/state.ts
index d984c8b..19f02aa 100644
--- a/static/search/state.ts
+++ b/static/search/state.ts
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ export const isSafeImageUrl = (rawUrl?: string): boolean => {
   try {
     const parsed = new URL(rawUrl, window.location.origin);
     return parsed.protocol === "https:" || parsed.protocol === "http:";
-  } catch {
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Failed to validate URL:", error);
     return false;
   }
 };