diff --git a/src/gnc-component-manager.c b/src/gnc-component-manager.c
index 1d0779b520..9b5a5b2182 100644
--- a/src/gnc-component-manager.c
+++ b/src/gnc-component-manager.c
@@ -244,16 +244,26 @@ gnc_cm_event_handler (GUID *entity,
       changes.account_event_mask |= event_type;
       break;
 
+    case GNC_ID_SPLIT:
+      /* split events are never generated by the engine, but might be 
+       * generated by a backend (viz. the postgres backend.)
+       * Handle them just like transactions */
+      changes.trans_event_mask |= event_type;
+      break;
+
     case GNC_ID_PRICE:
-      /* Price events not currently handled by CM */
+      /* hack alert -- FIXME - Price events not currently handled by CM */
       break;
 
     case GNC_ID_NONE:
       break;
 
-    default:
-      PERR ("unexpected id type: %d", id_type);
+    default: {
+      char guid_str[GUID_ENCODING_LENGTH+1];
+      guid_to_string_buff (entity, guid_str);
+      PERR ("unexpected id type: %d for guid=%s", id_type, guid_str);
       break;
+    }
   }
 
   got_events = TRUE;