diff --git a/helpers/helpers.php b/helpers/helpers.php
index 546e23b..77a506a 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.php
+++ b/helpers/helpers.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function APIUser()
      *
      * @deprecated Use Helpers.php
      *
-     * @param $array
+     * @param  $array
      * @param  int|null  $levels  How many levels of an array keys to transform - by default recurse infinitely (null)
      * @return array $array
      */
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function camel_case_array_keys($array, $levels = null)
      *
      * @deprecated Use Helpers.php
      *
-     * @param $array
+     * @param  $array
      * @param  int|null  $levels  How many levels of an array keys to transform - by default recurse infinitely (null)
      * @return array $array
      */
diff --git a/src/APIHelpers.php b/src/APIHelpers.php
index 8b49b9d..52c0519 100644
--- a/src/APIHelpers.php
+++ b/src/APIHelpers.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class APIHelpers
     /**
      * Recursively camel-case an array's keys
      *
-     * @param $array
+     * @param  $array
      * @param  int|null  $levels  How many levels of an array keys to transform - by default recurse infinitely (null)
      * @return array $array
      */
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public static function camelCaseArrayKeys($array, $levels = null)
     /**
      * Recursively snake-case an array's keys
      *
-     * @param $array
+     * @param  $array
      * @param  int|null  $levels  How many levels of an array keys to transform - by default recurse infinitely (null)
      * @return array $array
      */
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/Features/RestfulControllerTrait.php b/src/Http/Controllers/Features/RestfulControllerTrait.php
index 38b953d..6b84fe4 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/Features/RestfulControllerTrait.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/Features/RestfulControllerTrait.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ protected function shouldTransform()
      * Useful for adding error info to internal request responses before returning them
      *
      * @param  \Dingo\Api\Http\Response  $response
-     * @param $message
+     * @param  $message
      * @return \Dingo\Api\Http\Response
      */
     protected function prependResponseMessage($response, $message)
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ protected function prependResponseMessage($response, $message)
     /**
      * Try to find the relation name of the child model in the parent model
      *
-     * @param $parent Object Parent model instance
-     * @param $child string Child model name
+     * @param  $parent  Object Parent model instance
+     * @param  $child  string Child model name
      * @return null|string
      */
     protected function getChildRelationNameForParent($parent, $child)
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/RestfulChildController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/RestfulChildController.php
index 9a0ac9b..5622f2d 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/RestfulChildController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/RestfulChildController.php
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ class RestfulChildController extends BaseRestfulController
      * @var array
      */
     public $parentAbilitiesRequired = [
-        'create'    => 'update',
-        'view'      => 'view',
-        'viewAll'   => 'view',
-        'update'    => 'own',
-        'delete'    => 'own',
+        'create' => 'update',
+        'view' => 'view',
+        'viewAll' => 'view',
+        'update' => 'own',
+        'delete' => 'own',
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Services/RestfulService.php b/src/Services/RestfulService.php
index e6a26a1..25ff098 100644
--- a/src/Services/RestfulService.php
+++ b/src/Services/RestfulService.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\UnprocessableEntityHttpException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\ConflictHttpException;
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ public function setModel($model)
     /**
      * Deletes resources of the given model and uuid(s)
      *
-     * @param $model string Model class name
-     * @param $uuid string|array The UUID(s) of the models to remove
+     * @param  $model  string Model class name
+     * @param  $uuid  string|array The UUID(s) of the models to remove
      * @return mixed
      */
     public function delete($model, $uuid)
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ public function patch($model, array $data)
         try {
             $resource = $model->update($data);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            // Log this as an unexpected exception, useful if API debug is off
+            Log::error('Error updating resource ' . get_class($model) . ': ' . $e->getMessage());
+
             // Check for QueryException - if so, we may want to display a more meaningful message, or help with
             // development debugging
             if ($e instanceof QueryException) {
@@ -108,8 +112,8 @@ public function patch($model, array $data)
     /**
      * Create model in the database
      *
-     * @param $model
-     * @param $data
+     * @param  $model
+     * @param  $data
      * @return mixed
      */
     public function persistResource(RestfulModel $resource)
@@ -117,6 +121,9 @@ public function persistResource(RestfulModel $resource)
         try {
             $resource->save();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            // Log this as an unexpected exception, useful if API debug is off
+            Log::error('Error persisting resource ' . get_class($resource) . ': ' . $e->getMessage());
+
             // Check for QueryException - if so, we may want to display a more meaningful message, or help with
             // development debugging
             if ($e instanceof QueryException) {