diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c
index 566b08b..55ad9eb 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_dav_module.c
@@ -213,7 +213,16 @@
     ngx_ext_rename_file_t     ext;
     ngx_http_dav_loc_conf_t  *dlcf;
 
-    if (r->request_body == NULL || r->request_body->temp_file == NULL) {
+    if (r->request_body == NULL) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, 0,
+                      "PUT request body is unavailable");
+        ngx_http_finalize_request(r, NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (r->request_body->temp_file == NULL) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, 0,
+                      "PUT request body must be in a file");
         ngx_http_finalize_request(r, NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
         return;
     }