diff --git a/workflow/scripts/report/NV_description.R b/workflow/scripts/report/NV_description.R
index bfb6e0e..eae4c7e 100644
--- a/workflow/scripts/report/NV_description.R
+++ b/workflow/scripts/report/NV_description.R
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ window_plot_spike <- window %>%
 
 if (nrow(vcf_spike) == 0) {
   log_warn("Spike VCF has no rows")
+  print(vcf_spike)
   vcf_spike <- empty_vcf
+  print(vcf_spike)
 }
 
 variants_spike <- vcf_spike %>%