diff --git a/src/app/core/configurable-enum/configurable-enum-datatype/configurable-enum-datatype.ts b/src/app/core/configurable-enum/configurable-enum-datatype/configurable-enum-datatype.ts
index a2b6477db2..e946fc8ead 100644
--- a/src/app/core/configurable-enum/configurable-enum-datatype/configurable-enum-datatype.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/configurable-enum/configurable-enum-datatype/configurable-enum-datatype.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { EntitySchemaDatatype } from "../../entity/schema/entity-schema-datatype
 import { ConfigurableEnumValue } from "../configurable-enum.interface";
 import { EntitySchemaField } from "../../entity/schema/entity-schema-field";
 import { ConfigurableEnumService } from "../configurable-enum.service";
+import { LoggingService } from "../../logging/logging.service";
 
 export class ConfigurableEnumDatatype
   implements EntitySchemaDatatype<ConfigurableEnumValue>
@@ -10,7 +11,10 @@ export class ConfigurableEnumDatatype
   public readonly viewComponent = "DisplayConfigurableEnum";
   public readonly editComponent = "EditConfigurableEnum";
 
-  constructor(private enumService: ConfigurableEnumService) {}
+  constructor(
+    private enumService: ConfigurableEnumService,
+    private logger: LoggingService = new LoggingService()
+  ) {}
 
   /**
    * transforms Objects of InteractionType to strings to save in DB
@@ -33,7 +37,13 @@ export class ConfigurableEnumDatatype
     let enumOption = this.enumService
       .getEnumValues(enumId)
       ?.find((option) => option.id === value);
-    if (!enumOption) {
+    if (!enumOption && value) {
+      const loadedEnums = this.enumService["enums"]
+        ? [...this.enumService["enums"].keys()].toString()
+        : "NONE LOADED";
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `invalid enum option: ${value} for enum: ${enumId}; existing enums: ${loadedEnums}`
+      );
       enumOption = this.generateOptionForInvalid(value);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/configurable-enum/configurable-enum.module.ts b/src/app/core/configurable-enum/configurable-enum.module.ts
index 54d48356c5..b1f1e635c3 100644
--- a/src/app/core/configurable-enum/configurable-enum.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/configurable-enum/configurable-enum.module.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { NgModule } from "@angular/core";
 import { EntitySchemaService } from "../entity/schema/entity-schema.service";
 import { ConfigurableEnumDatatype } from "./configurable-enum-datatype/configurable-enum-datatype";
 import { ConfigurableEnumService } from "./configurable-enum.service";
+import { LoggingService } from "../logging/logging.service";
 
 /**
  * Provides a generic functionality to define enums (collections of selectable options) in the config database
@@ -47,12 +48,13 @@ import { ConfigurableEnumService } from "./configurable-enum.service";
 @NgModule({})
 export class ConfigurableEnumModule {
   constructor(
-    private enumService: ConfigurableEnumService,
-    private entitySchemaService: EntitySchemaService
+    enumService: ConfigurableEnumService,
+    entitySchemaService: EntitySchemaService,
+    logger: LoggingService
   ) {
-    this.entitySchemaService.registerSchemaDatatype(
-      new ConfigurableEnumDatatype(enumService)
-    );
     enumService.preLoadEnums();
+    entitySchemaService.registerSchemaDatatype(
+      new ConfigurableEnumDatatype(enumService, logger)
+    );
   }
 }