diff --git a/src/connect.c b/src/connect.c
index 97eea83..7735332 100644
--- a/src/connect.c
+++ b/src/connect.c
@@ -1905,39 +1905,69 @@ int nw_mv_dir_between_handles(int sourcedirhandle, uint8 *sourcedata, int source
   int completition = conn_get_kpl_path(&quellpath, &qstbuff,
                                        sourcedirhandle,
                                        sourcedata, sourcedatalen, 0);
+
+  XDPRINTF((5,0,
+    "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: enter src_h=%d dst_h=%d src_len=%d dst_len=%d src=`%.*s` dst=`%.*s` src_res=%d",
+    sourcedirhandle, zdirhandle, sourcedatalen, destdatalen,
+    sourcedatalen, sourcedata, destdatalen, destdata, completition));
+
   if (completition > -1) {
     char qfn[256];
     char zparent[256];
     char unziel[256];
 
-    if (!S_ISDIR(qstbuff.st_mode))
+    xstrcpy(qfn, build_unix_name(&quellpath, 0));
+    XDPRINTF((5,0,
+      "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: source nwpath=`%s` unix=`%s` mode=0%o",
+      conn_get_nwpath_name(&quellpath), qfn, (unsigned)qstbuff.st_mode));
+
+    if (!S_ISDIR(qstbuff.st_mode)) {
+      XDPRINTF((5,0, "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: source is not directory"));
       return(-0x9c);
+    }
 
     completition = conn_get_kpl_path(&zielpath, &zstbuff,
                                      zdirhandle,
                                      destdata, destdatalen, 0);
+    XDPRINTF((5,0,
+      "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: dest resolve result=%d",
+      completition));
     if (completition < 0)
       return(completition);
 
-    if (quellpath.volume != zielpath.volume)
+    if (quellpath.volume != zielpath.volume) {
+      XDPRINTF((5,0,
+        "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: cross-volume src_vol=%d dst_vol=%d",
+        quellpath.volume, zielpath.volume));
       return(-0x9a);       /* cross devices/volumes */
+    }
 
-    xstrcpy(qfn, build_unix_name(&quellpath, 0));
     xstrcpy(zparent, build_unix_name(&zielpath, 1));
 
     if (stat(qfn, &qstbuff) ||
         tru_eff_rights_exists(quellpath.volume, qfn, &qstbuff,
-           TRUSTEE_W|TRUSTEE_M|TRUSTEE_R))
+           TRUSTEE_W|TRUSTEE_M|TRUSTEE_R)) {
+      XDPRINTF((5,0,
+        "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: source rights/stat failed path=`%s`",
+        qfn));
       completition=-0x8b;
-    else if (stat(zparent, &zstbuff) ||
+    } else if (stat(zparent, &zstbuff) ||
        tru_eff_rights_exists(zielpath.volume, zparent, &zstbuff,
-           TRUSTEE_W))
+           TRUSTEE_W)) {
+      XDPRINTF((5,0,
+        "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: dest parent rights/stat failed path=`%s`",
+        zparent));
       completition=-0x8b;
+    }
 
     if (completition > -1) {
       int result;
       xstrcpy(unziel, build_unix_name(&zielpath, 0));
 
+      XDPRINTF((5,0,
+        "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: moving `%s` -> `%s` parent=`%s`",
+        qfn, unziel, zparent));
+
       if (seteuid(0)) {}
       result = unx_mvdir((uint8 *)qfn, (uint8 *)unziel);
       (void)reseteuid();
@@ -1955,6 +1985,7 @@ int nw_mv_dir_between_handles(int sourcedirhandle, uint8 *sourcedata, int source
       }
     }
   }
+  XDPRINTF((5,0, "nw_mv_dir_between_handles: return %d", completition));
   return(completition);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nwconn.c b/src/nwconn.c
index f1af6a6..55173b2 100644
--- a/src/nwconn.c
+++ b/src/nwconn.c
@@ -1357,19 +1357,32 @@ static int handle_ncp_serv(void)
                      break;
                    }
 
+                   XDPRINTF((5,0,
+                     "NCP22/2E RenameOrMove: src_h=%d dst_h=%d attr=0x%02x src=`%s` dst=`%s`",
+                     src_handle, (int)*q, searchattr, srcpath, dstpath));
+
                    result = nw_mv_files(searchattr,
                                         src_handle, srcpath, srclen,
                                         (int)*q, dstpath, dstlen);
 
+                   XDPRINTF((5,0, "NCP22/2E RenameOrMove: file_result=%d", result));
+
                    /*
-                    * nw_mv_files() is correct for file rename/move.
-                    * Directories need the directory mover, and NCP22/2E
-                    * can provide different source and destination handles.
+                    * nw_mv_files() is correct for file rename/move.  For a
+                    * directory source it may return either Invalid Path (0x9c)
+                    * or "not found" (0xff), depending on the search attribute
+                    * shape.  Directories need the directory mover, and
+                    * NCP22/2E can provide different source/destination handles.
                     */
-                   if (result == -0x9c)
-                     result = nw_mv_dir_between_handles(src_handle,
-                                                        srcpath, srclen,
-                                                        (int)*q, dstpath, dstlen);
+                   if (result == -0x9c || result == -0xff) {
+                     int dir_result = nw_mv_dir_between_handles(src_handle,
+                                                               srcpath, srclen,
+                                                               (int)*q, dstpath, dstlen);
+                     XDPRINTF((5,0,
+                       "NCP22/2E RenameOrMove: directory fallback result=%d",
+                       dir_result));
+                     result = dir_result;
+                   }
 
                    if (result < 0) completition = (uint8)(-result);
                  }