diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   set(HAVE_X11 1)
 endif()
 
-find_package(AppStreamQt 0.10.4)
+find_package(AppStreamQt 0.10.6)
 set_package_properties(AppStreamQt PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "Access metadata for listing available software"
                        URL "https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/"
 		       TYPE OPTIONAL
diff --git a/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp b/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
--- a/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
+++ b/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@
 QList<AppStream::Component> InstallerRunner::findComponentsByString(const QString &query)
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&m_appstreamMutex);
-    static bool opened = m_db.load();
+    QString error;
+    static bool opened = m_db.load(&error);
     if(!opened) {
-        qWarning() << "no appstream for you";
+        qWarning() << "Had errors when loading AppStream metadata pool" << error;
     }
 
     return m_db.search(query);