diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/glusterfs/GlusterFileSystem.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/glusterfs/GlusterFileSystem.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8107f862..fb1a0de3
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/glusterfs/GlusterFileSystem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/glusterfs/GlusterFileSystem.java
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ public FileSystem getRaw(){
         return rfs;
     }
 
+    /** Check that a Path belongs to this FileSystem. */
+    @Override
+    protected void checkPath(Path path) {
+        String thisScheme = this.getUri().getScheme();
+        String thatScheme = path.toUri().getScheme();
+        String thisAuthority = this.getUri().getAuthority();
+        String thatAuthority = path.toUri().getAuthority();
+        log.info("checking path: scheme=" + thisScheme+" auth="+thisAuthority + " vs scheme=" + thatScheme +" auth=" + thatAuthority);
+        //now the exception will be traceable in the logs above .
+        super.checkPath(path);
+    }
+
     public void initialize(URI name,Configuration conf) throws IOException{
         if(fs.getConf()==null){
             fs.initialize(name, conf);