diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/utils/request.rs b/lychee-lib/src/utils/request.rs
index b26f5ba466..04c8c56d5d 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/utils/request.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/utils/request.rs
@@ -62,19 +62,36 @@ fn try_parse_into_uri(
             text = path.to_owned() + &text;
         }
     }
+    println!("text: {}", text);
     let uri = match Uri::try_from(raw_uri.clone()) {
-        Ok(uri) => uri,
+        Ok(uri) => {
+            println!("uri: {:?}", uri);
+            uri
+        },
         Err(_) => match base {
             Some(base_url) => match base_url.join(&text) {
-                Some(url) => Uri { url },
-                None => return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidBaseJoin(text.clone())),
+                Some(url) => {
+                    println!("url: {:?}", url);
+                    Uri { url }
+                },
+                None => {
+                    println!("Error: {:?}", ErrorKind::InvalidBaseJoin(text.clone()));
+                    return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidBaseJoin(text.clone()))
+                },
             },
             None => match source {
-                InputSource::FsPath(root) => create_uri_from_file_path(root, &text, base)?,
-                _ => return Err(ErrorKind::UnsupportedUriType(text)),
+                InputSource::FsPath(root) => {
+                    println!("=======================================");
+                    create_uri_from_file_path(root, &text, &None)?
+                },
+                _ => {
+                    println!("Error: {:?}", ErrorKind::UnsupportedUriType(text.clone()));
+                    return Err(ErrorKind::UnsupportedUriType(text))
+                },
             },
         },
     };
+    println!("RETURNING uri: {:?}", uri);
     Ok(uri)
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +112,8 @@ fn create_uri_from_file_path(
     link_text: &str,
     base: &Option<Base>,
 ) -> Result<Uri> {
+    println!("file_path: {:?}", file_path);
+    println!("link_text: {:?}", link_text);
     let target_path = if is_anchor(link_text) {
         // For anchors, we need to append the anchor to the file name.
         let file_name = file_path
@@ -106,6 +125,7 @@ fn create_uri_from_file_path(
     } else {
         link_text.to_string()
     };
+    println!("link_text: {:?}", link_text);
     let Ok(constructed_url) = resolve_and_create_url(file_path, &target_path, base) else {
         return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidPathToUri(target_path));
     };
@@ -173,6 +193,9 @@ fn resolve_and_create_url(
     dest_path: &str,
     base_uri: &Option<Base>,
 ) -> Result<Url> {
+    println!("resolve_and_create_url");
+    println!("src_path: {:?}", src_path);
+    println!("dest_path: {:?}", dest_path);
     let (dest_path, fragment) = url::remove_get_params_and_separate_fragment(dest_path);
 
     // Decode the destination path to avoid double-encoding
@@ -181,13 +204,16 @@ fn resolve_and_create_url(
 
     let Ok(Some(resolved_path)) = path::resolve(src_path, &PathBuf::from(&*decoded_dest), base_uri)
     else {
+        println!("Error: {:?}", ErrorKind::InvalidPathToUri(decoded_dest.to_string()));
         return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidPathToUri(decoded_dest.to_string()));
     };
 
     let Ok(mut url) = Url::from_file_path(&resolved_path) else {
+        println!("Error: {:?}", ErrorKind::InvalidUrlFromPath(resolved_path.clone()));
         return Err(ErrorKind::InvalidUrlFromPath(resolved_path.clone()));
     };
 
+    println!("OK!");
     url.set_fragment(fragment);
     Ok(url)
 }