diff --git a/include/viennals/lsPointData.hpp b/include/viennals/lsPointData.hpp
index 5ac06a43..baae835c 100644
--- a/include/viennals/lsPointData.hpp
+++ b/include/viennals/lsPointData.hpp
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ class PointData {
     if (int i = getScalarDataIndex(searchLabel); i != -1) {
       return &(scalarData[i]);
     }
+    Logger::getInstance()
+        .addWarning("PointData attempted to access scalar data labeled '" +
+                    searchLabel +
+                    "', which does not exist. Returning nullptr instead.")
+        .print();
     return nullptr;
   }
 
@@ -106,6 +111,11 @@ class PointData {
     if (int i = getScalarDataIndex(searchLabel); i != -1) {
       return &(scalarData[i]);
     }
+    Logger::getInstance()
+        .addWarning("PointData attempted to access scalar data labeled '" +
+                    searchLabel +
+                    "', which does not exist. Returning nullptr instead.")
+        .print();
     return nullptr;
   }
 
@@ -146,6 +156,11 @@ class PointData {
     if (int i = getVectorDataIndex(searchLabel); i != -1) {
       return &(vectorData[i]);
     }
+    Logger::getInstance()
+        .addWarning("PointData attempted to access scalar data labeled '" +
+                    searchLabel +
+                    "', which does not exist. Returning nullptr instead.")
+        .print();
     return nullptr;
   }
 
@@ -153,6 +168,11 @@ class PointData {
     if (int i = getVectorDataIndex(searchLabel); i != -1) {
       return &(vectorData[i]);
     }
+    Logger::getInstance()
+        .addWarning("PointData attempted to access scalar data labeled '" +
+                    searchLabel +
+                    "', which does not exist. Returning nullptr instead.")
+        .print();
     return nullptr;
   }