diff --git a/src/or/dirvote.c b/src/or/dirvote.c
index 88ecec1bb0..30dcbe3bca 100644
--- a/src/or/dirvote.c
+++ b/src/or/dirvote.c
@@ -1220,6 +1220,10 @@ dirvote_add_vote(const char *vote_body, const char **msg_out, int *status_out)
     trusted_dirs_load_certs_from_string(
                                vote->cert->cache_info.signed_descriptor_body,
                                0 /* from_store */);
+    if (!authority_cert_get_by_digests(vote->cert->cache_info.identity_digest,
+                                       vote->cert->signing_key_digest)) {
+      log_warn(LD_BUG, "We added a cert, but still couldn't find it.");
+    }
   }
 
   /* XXXX020 check times; make sure epochs match. */