diff --git a/socketserver/server/stats.go b/socketserver/server/stats.go
index 34d0db25..a64a315b 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/stats.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/stats.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ type StatsData struct {
 
 	EmotesReportedTotal uint64
 
+	BackendVerifyFails uint64
+
 	// DisconnectReasons is at the bottom because it has indeterminate size
 	DisconnectReasons map[string]uint64
 }
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ type StatsData struct {
 // I don't really care.
 var Statistics = newStatsData()
 
-const StatsDataVersion = 4
+const StatsDataVersion = 5
 const pageSize = 4096
 
 var cpuUsage struct {
diff --git a/socketserver/server/utils.go b/socketserver/server/utils.go
index 258acda1..2cfa6a37 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/utils.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/utils.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/nacl/box"
-	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -70,9 +69,11 @@ func UnsealRequest(form url.Values) (url.Values, error) {
 	dec := base64.NewDecoder(base64.URLEncoding, strings.NewReader(nonceString))
 	count, err := dec.Read(nonce[:])
 	if err != nil {
+		Statistics.BackendVerifyFails++
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if count != 24 {
+		Statistics.BackendVerifyFails++
 		return nil, ErrorShortNonce
 	}
 
@@ -83,13 +84,13 @@ func UnsealRequest(form url.Values) (url.Values, error) {
 
 	message, ok := box.OpenAfterPrecomputation(nil, cipherBuffer.Bytes(), &nonce, &backendSharedKey)
 	if !ok {
+		Statistics.BackendVerifyFails++
 		return nil, ErrorInvalidSignature
 	}
 
 	retValues, err := url.ParseQuery(string(message))
 	if err != nil {
-		// Assume that the signature was accidentally correct but the contents were garbage
-		log.Println("Error unsealing request:", err)
+		Statistics.BackendVerifyFails++
 		return nil, ErrorInvalidSignature
 	}