diff --git a/navigator/backend/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/navigator/data/DatabaseActions.scala b/navigator/backend/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/navigator/data/DatabaseActions.scala
index 9160c81b1b..8e50cbc2a6 100644
--- a/navigator/backend/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/navigator/data/DatabaseActions.scala
+++ b/navigator/backend/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/navigator/data/DatabaseActions.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import cats.effect.{ContextShift, IO}
 import cats.implicits._
 import com.digitalasset.ledger.api.refinements.ApiTypes
 import com.digitalasset.navigator.model._
+import com.typesafe.scalalogging.LazyLogging
 import doobie._
 import doobie.implicits._
 import scalaz.syntax.tag._
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
   * and make the transformation between Scala and data store types
   */
 @SuppressWarnings(Array("org.wartremover.warts.Any"))
-class DatabaseActions {
+class DatabaseActions extends LazyLogging {
 
   /**
     * Uncomment the log handler to enable query logging
@@ -95,11 +96,19 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     } yield SqlQueryResult(colNames, data.map(_.map(Option(_).map(_.toString).getOrElse("null"))))
   }
 
-  def runQuery(query: String): Try[SqlQueryResult] = {
+  /** Returns the given value, logging failures */
+  private def logErrors[T](result: Try[T]): Try[T] = {
+    result.failed.foreach { t =>
+      logger.error("Error executing database action, Navigator may be in a corrupted state", t)
+    }
+    result
+  }
+
+  def runQuery(query: String): Try[SqlQueryResult] = logErrors {
     Try(Queries.query(query).execWith(exec).transact(xa).unsafeRunSync())
   }
 
-  def insertEvent(event: Event): Try[Int] = {
+  def insertEvent(event: Event): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .insertEvent(EventRow.fromEvent(event))
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }
   }
 
-  def eventById(id: ApiTypes.EventId, types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Event]] = {
+  def eventById(id: ApiTypes.EventId, types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Event]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .eventById(id.unwrap)
@@ -125,23 +134,24 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatMap(_.sequence)
   }
 
-  def eventsByParentId(parentId: ApiTypes.EventId, types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Event]] = {
-    Try {
-      Queries
-        .eventsByParentId(parentId.unwrap)
-        .query[EventRow]
-        .to[List]
-        .transact(xa)
-        .unsafeRunSync()
-        .map { data =>
-          data.toEvent(types)
-        }
-    }.flatMap(_.sequence)
-  }
+  def eventsByParentId(parentId: ApiTypes.EventId, types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Event]] =
+    logErrors {
+      Try {
+        Queries
+          .eventsByParentId(parentId.unwrap)
+          .query[EventRow]
+          .to[List]
+          .transact(xa)
+          .unsafeRunSync()
+          .map { data =>
+            data.toEvent(types)
+          }
+      }.flatMap(_.sequence)
+    }
 
   def createEventByContractId(
       id: ApiTypes.ContractId,
-      types: PackageRegistry): Try[ContractCreated] = {
+      types: PackageRegistry): Try[ContractCreated] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .eventByTypeAndContractId("ContractCreated", id.unwrap)
@@ -161,7 +171,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
 
   def archiveEventByContractId(
       id: ApiTypes.ContractId,
-      types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[ChoiceExercised]] = {
+      types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[ChoiceExercised]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .eventByTypeAndContractId("ContractArchived", id.unwrap)
@@ -182,7 +192,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
 
   def choiceExercisedEventByContractById(
       id: ApiTypes.ContractId,
-      types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[ChoiceExercised]] = {
+      types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[ChoiceExercised]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .eventByTypeAndContractId("ChoiceExercised", id.unwrap)
@@ -200,7 +210,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatMap(_.sequence)
   }
 
-  def insertTransaction(tx: Transaction): Try[Int] = {
+  def insertTransaction(tx: Transaction): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .insertTransaction(TransactionRow.fromTransaction(tx))
@@ -213,7 +223,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
 
   def transactionById(
       id: ApiTypes.TransactionId,
-      types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Transaction]] = {
+      types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Transaction]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .topLevelEventsByTransactionId(id.unwrap)
@@ -240,7 +250,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatten
   }
 
-  def lastTransaction(types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Transaction]] = {
+  def lastTransaction(types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Transaction]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       val txData = Queries
         .lastTransaction()
@@ -268,7 +278,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatMap(_.sequence)
   }
 
-  def upsertCommandStatus(commandId: ApiTypes.CommandId, cs: CommandStatus): Try[Int] = {
+  def upsertCommandStatus(commandId: ApiTypes.CommandId, cs: CommandStatus): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .upsertCommandStatus(CommandStatusRow.fromCommandStatus(commandId, cs))
@@ -279,7 +289,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }
   }
 
-  def updateCommandStatus(commandId: ApiTypes.CommandId, cs: CommandStatus): Try[Int] = {
+  def updateCommandStatus(commandId: ApiTypes.CommandId, cs: CommandStatus): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .updateCommandStatus(CommandStatusRow.fromCommandStatus(commandId, cs))
@@ -292,7 +302,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
 
   def commandStatusByCommandId(
       commandId: ApiTypes.CommandId,
-      types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[CommandStatus]] = {
+      types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[CommandStatus]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .commandStatusByCommandId(commandId.unwrap)
@@ -307,7 +317,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatMap(_.sequence)
   }
 
-  def insertCommand(cmd: Command): Try[Int] = {
+  def insertCommand(cmd: Command): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .insertCommand(CommandRow.fromCommand(cmd))
@@ -318,20 +328,21 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }
   }
 
-  def commandById(id: ApiTypes.CommandId, types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Command]] = {
-    Try {
-      Queries
-        .commandById(id.unwrap)
-        .query[CommandRow]
-        .to[List]
-        .transact(xa)
-        .unsafeRunSync()
-        .headOption
-        .map(_.toCommand(types))
-    }.flatMap(_.sequence)
-  }
+  def commandById(id: ApiTypes.CommandId, types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Command]] =
+    logErrors {
+      Try {
+        Queries
+          .commandById(id.unwrap)
+          .query[CommandRow]
+          .to[List]
+          .transact(xa)
+          .unsafeRunSync()
+          .headOption
+          .map(_.toCommand(types))
+      }.flatMap(_.sequence)
+    }
 
-  def allCommands(types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Command]] = {
+  def allCommands(types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Command]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .allCommands()
@@ -343,7 +354,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatMap(_.sequence)
   }
 
-  def insertContract(contract: Contract): Try[Int] = {
+  def insertContract(contract: Contract): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .insertContract(ContractRow.fromContract(contract))
@@ -356,7 +367,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
 
   def archiveContract(
       contractId: ApiTypes.ContractId,
-      archiveTransactionId: ApiTypes.TransactionId): Try[Int] = {
+      archiveTransactionId: ApiTypes.TransactionId): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .archiveContract(contractId.unwrap, archiveTransactionId.unwrap)
@@ -367,7 +378,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }
   }
 
-  def contractCount(): Try[Int] = {
+  def contractCount(): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .contractCount()
@@ -378,7 +389,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }
   }
 
-  def activeContractCount(): Try[Int] = {
+  def activeContractCount(): Try[Int] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .activeContractCount()
@@ -389,7 +400,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }
   }
 
-  def contract(id: ApiTypes.ContractId, types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Contract]] = {
+  def contract(id: ApiTypes.ContractId, types: PackageRegistry): Try[Option[Contract]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .contract(id.unwrap)
@@ -402,7 +413,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatMap(_.sequence)
   }
 
-  def contracts(types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Contract]] = {
+  def contracts(types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Contract]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries.contracts
         .query[ContractRow]
@@ -413,7 +424,7 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatMap(_.sequence)
   }
 
-  def activeContracts(types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Contract]] = {
+  def activeContracts(types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Contract]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries.activeContracts
         .query[ContractRow]
@@ -424,21 +435,22 @@ class DatabaseActions {
     }.flatMap(_.sequence)
   }
 
-  def contractsForTemplate(tId: DamlLfIdentifier, types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Contract]] = {
-    Try {
-      Queries
-        .contractsForTemplate(tId.asOpaqueString)
-        .query[ContractRow]
-        .to[List]
-        .transact(xa)
-        .unsafeRunSync()
-        .map(_.toContract(types))
-    }.flatMap(_.sequence)
-  }
+  def contractsForTemplate(tId: DamlLfIdentifier, types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Contract]] =
+    logErrors {
+      Try {
+        Queries
+          .contractsForTemplate(tId.asOpaqueString)
+          .query[ContractRow]
+          .to[List]
+          .transact(xa)
+          .unsafeRunSync()
+          .map(_.toContract(types))
+      }.flatMap(_.sequence)
+    }
 
   def activeContractsForTemplate(
       tId: DamlLfIdentifier,
-      types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Contract]] = {
+      types: PackageRegistry): Try[List[Contract]] = logErrors {
     Try {
       Queries
         .activeContractsForTemplate(tId.asOpaqueString)
diff --git a/navigator/backend/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/navigator/data/Queries.scala b/navigator/backend/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/navigator/data/Queries.scala
index d54f5efae0..db38da9cab 100644
--- a/navigator/backend/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/navigator/data/Queries.scala
+++ b/navigator/backend/src/main/scala/com/digitalasset/navigator/data/Queries.scala
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ object Queries {
     sql"""
       INSERT INTO 
         contract 
-        (id, template_id, archive_transaction_id, argument, agreement_text, signatories, observers)
+        (id, template_id, archive_transaction_id, argument, agreement_text, signatories, observers, contract_key)
       VALUES
         (${row.id}, ${row.templateId}, ${row.archiveTransactionId}, ${row.argument}, ${row.agreementText}, ${row.signatories}, ${row.observers}, ${row.key})
     """
diff --git a/unreleased.rst b/unreleased.rst
index ef861676c6..1b02091358 100644
--- a/unreleased.rst
+++ b/unreleased.rst
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ HEAD — ongoing
   supported anymore. Use ``module_name`` and ``entity_name`` instead.
 - [Documentation] Improved the Maven pom.xml file for ``quickstart-java`` to better integrate with VS Code.
   See `#887 <https://github.com/digital-asset/daml/issues/887>`__.
+- [Navigator] Fixed an issue when Navigator console did not see any contracts.
+  See `#2271 <https://github.com/digital-asset/daml/issues/2271 >`__.