diff --git a/irclog.py b/irclog.py
index 312c93d..8913956 100644
--- a/irclog.py
+++ b/irclog.py
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ class Storage:
 
 		for channel in channelsRemoved:
 			if channel in self.files:
+				self.logger.debug(f'Closing file for {channel!r}')
 				self.files[channel][1].close()
 				del self.files[channel]
 
@@ -648,11 +649,14 @@ class Storage:
 		if channel in self.files and fn == self.files[channel][0]:
 			return
 		if channel in self.files:
+			self.logger.debug(f'Closing file for {channel!r}')
 			self.files[channel][1].close()
 		dn = self.paths[channel] if channel is not None else 'general'
 		mode = 'a' if channel is not None else 'ab'
+		fpath = os.path.join(self.config['storage']['path'], dn, fn)
+		self.logger.debug(f'Opening file {fpath!r} for {channel!r} with mode {mode!r}')
 		os.makedirs(os.path.join(self.config['storage']['path'], dn), exist_ok = True)
-		self.files[channel] = (fn, open(os.path.join(self.config['storage']['path'], dn, fn), mode))
+		self.files[channel] = (fn, open(fpath, mode))
 
 	async def run(self, loop, sigintEvent):
 		self.update_config(self.config) # Ensure that files are open etc.