diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/EnumUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/EnumUtils.java
index b717cf03f..80a23ca23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/EnumUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/EnumUtils.java
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package org.kohsuke.github.internal;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * Utils for Enums.
  */
 public final class EnumUtils {
 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(EnumUtils.class.getName());
+
     /**
      * Returns an enum value matching the value if found, null if the value is null and {@code defaultEnum} if the value
      * cannot be matched to a value of the enum.
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ public final class EnumUtils {
         try {
             return Enum.valueOf(enumClass, value.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT));
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            LOGGER.warning("Unknown value " + value + " for enum class " + enumClass.getName() + ", defaulting to "
+                    + defaultEnum.name());
             return defaultEnum;
         }
     }