diff --git a/packages/app/RNFBApp.podspec b/packages/app/RNFBApp.podspec
index b689c9818b..33a072d156 100644
--- a/packages/app/RNFBApp.podspec
+++ b/packages/app/RNFBApp.podspec
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   # can provide guidance and fail-fast to avoid incorrect dependency resolution
   firebaseCoreSpec = `pod spec which --version=#{firebase_sdk_version} FirebaseCore`
   if !firebaseCoreSpec.include? firebase_sdk_version
+    Pod::UI.puts "firebaseCoreSpec search result for #{firebase_sdk_version} was '#{firebaseCoreSpec}"
+    firebaseCurrentCoreSpec = `pod spec which FirebaseCore`
+    Pod::UI.puts "current FirebaseCore appears to be #{firebaseCurrentCoreSpec}"
+    Pod::UI.puts "all FirebaseCore stuff is #{`pod spec which --show-all FirebaseCore`}"
     raise "firebase-ios-sdk #{firebase_sdk_version} specs not found. Run `pod repo update` and delete Podfile.lock for successful `pod install`"
   end