diff --git a/app/api/dashboard/ai/risk-flags/route.ts b/app/api/dashboard/ai/risk-flags/route.ts
index 88d4c77..a9547d8 100644
--- a/app/api/dashboard/ai/risk-flags/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/dashboard/ai/risk-flags/route.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ ${JSON.stringify(aggregates, null, 2)}
 </zone_data>`,
       }],
     })
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('DeepSeek risk-flags error:', err)
     return NextResponse.json({ error: 'AI service unavailable' }, { status: 503 })
   }