diff --git a/doerg/src/net/deertopia/doerg/render.clj b/doerg/src/net/deertopia/doerg/render.clj
index 1e7fd2d..dd1dc57 100644
--- a/doerg/src/net/deertopia/doerg/render.clj
+++ b/doerg/src/net/deertopia/doerg/render.clj
@@ -146,9 +146,12 @@
 (defn- timeout-snippet-promises [snippet-promises fut]
   ;; Time out after twenty seconds. With all the LaTeX and IPC, there
   ;; are so many opportunities for things to go wrong </3.
-  (let [fut-res (deref fut (* 20 1000) ::timed-out)]
+  (let [ms (* 20 1000)
+        fut-res (deref fut ms ::timed-out)]
     (if (= fut-res ::timed-out)
-      (do (future-cancel fut)
+      (do (l/warnf "Giving up on rendering TeX snippets after %.3f seconds."
+                   (* ms 1000))
+          (future-cancel fut)
           (doseq [[_snippet p] snippet-promises]
             (deliver p ::timed-out)))
       fut-res)))