diff --git a/docs/user_guide/03_models_obs_analysis.ipynb b/docs/user_guide/03_models_obs_analysis.ipynb
index 64944a09..b5f9aa7e 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide/03_models_obs_analysis.ipynb
+++ b/docs/user_guide/03_models_obs_analysis.ipynb
@@ -302,6 +302,19 @@
     "model_instance.initialize(cfg_file)  # for some models, this step can take some time"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "id": "d94ad9b6",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "Note that if anything goes wrong on the model side during initialization or at any other point in time you can inspect the model's logs. For example, if some input file is missing or corrupt.\n",
+    "In this case you would do:\n",
+    "\n",
+    "```py\n",
+    "print(model_instance.logs)\n",
+    "```"
+   ]
+  },
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    "attachments": {},
    "cell_type": "markdown",