diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/authorization/AuthenticationServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/authorization/AuthenticationServiceBean.java
index 111fdf80f18..f5d4b015fc7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/authorization/AuthenticationServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/authorization/AuthenticationServiceBean.java
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ public AuthenticatedUser lookupUser( String apiToken ) {
         if ( tkn.getExpireTime() != null ) {
             if ( tkn.getExpireTime().before( new Timestamp(new Date().getTime())) ) {
                 em.remove(tkn);
+		logger.info("attempted access with expired token: " + apiToken);
                 return null;
             }
         }