diff --git a/src/dd.c b/src/dd.c
index 06abd7d..7b8c426 100644
--- a/src/dd.c
+++ b/src/dd.c
@@ -1512,8 +1512,9 @@ HRESULT dd_CreateEx(GUID* lpGuid, LPVOID* lplpDD, REFIID iid, IUnknown* pUnkOute
 
         g_ddraw->ref--;
     }
-
+    TRACE("Alloc\n");
     IDirectDrawImpl* dd = (IDirectDrawImpl*)HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(IDirectDrawImpl));
+    TRACE("Alloc: dd=%p\n", dd);
     memcpy(&dd->guid, iid, sizeof(dd->guid));
 
     if (IsEqualGUID(&IID_IDirectDraw, iid))
diff --git a/src/render_d3d9.c b/src/render_d3d9.c
index d8d3d88..0d4aae4 100644
--- a/src/render_d3d9.c
+++ b/src/render_d3d9.c
@@ -25,13 +25,21 @@ BOOL d3d9_is_available()
 {
     LPDIRECT3D9 d3d9 = NULL;
 
+    TRACE("d3d9_is_available\n");
+
     if ((g_d3d9.hmodule = real_LoadLibraryA("d3d9.dll")))
     {
+        TRACE("d3d9_is_available: mod=%p\n", g_d3d9.hmodule);
+
         IDirect3D9* (WINAPI * d3d_create9)(UINT) =
             (IDirect3D9 * (WINAPI*)(UINT))real_GetProcAddress(g_d3d9.hmodule, "Direct3DCreate9");
 
+        TRACE("d3d9_is_available: d3d_create9=%p\n", d3d_create9);
+
         if (d3d_create9 && (d3d9 = d3d_create9(D3D_SDK_VERSION)))
-            IDirect3D9_Release(d3d9);
+        {
+            TRACE("d3d9_is_available: release=%d\n", IDirect3D9_Release(d3d9));
+        }
     }
 
     return d3d9 != NULL;