diff --git a/aider/repomap.py b/aider/repomap.py
index 748cc3f12..d10292a7f 100644
--- a/aider/repomap.py
+++ b/aider/repomap.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class RepoMap:
         cmd = self.ctags_cmd + [filename]
         output = subprocess.check_output(cmd).decode("utf-8")
         output = output.splitlines()
+        print('output', output)
 
         tags = []
         if not output:
@@ -175,7 +176,8 @@ class RepoMap:
                 with open(hello_py, "w") as f:
                     f.write("def hello():\n    print('Hello, world!')\n")
                 self.get_tags(hello_py)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as err:
+            print(err)
             return False
         return True
 
diff --git a/tests/test_repomap.py b/tests/test_repomap.py
index 1f12bbbb7..90f2e7531 100644
--- a/tests/test_repomap.py
+++ b/tests/test_repomap.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def my_function(arg1, arg2):
 
     def test_check_for_ctags_success(self):
         with patch("subprocess.run") as mock_run:
-            mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess(args=["ctags", "--version"], returncode=0, stdout='''{
+            mock_run.return_value = CompletedProcess(args=["ctags", "--version"], returncode=0, stdout=b'''{
   "_type": "tag",
   "name": "status",
   "path": "aider/main.py",