diff --git a/src/session_client.c b/src/session_client.c
index f01a57e..bd023bd 100644
--- a/src/session_client.c
+++ b/src/session_client.c
@@ -471,9 +471,7 @@
         break;
     }
 
-    if (sock == -1) {
-        ERR("Unable to connect to %s:%s (%s).", host, port_s, strerror(errno));
-    } else {
+    if (sock != -1) {
         VRB("Successfully connected to %s:%s over %s.", host, port_s, (res->ai_family == AF_INET6) ? "IPv6" : "IPv4");
     }
     freeaddrinfo(res_list);
diff --git a/src/session_client_ssh.c b/src/session_client_ssh.c
index 5410591..b2f91c5 100644
--- a/src/session_client_ssh.c
+++ b/src/session_client_ssh.c
@@ -1317,6 +1317,7 @@
         /* create and connect socket */
         sock = nc_sock_connect(host, port);
         if (sock == -1) {
+            ERR("Unable to connect to %s:%u (%s).", host, port, strerror(errno));
             goto fail;
         }
         ssh_options_set(session->ti.libssh.session, SSH_OPTIONS_FD, &sock);
@@ -1486,6 +1487,7 @@
     /* create and assign communication socket */
     sock = nc_sock_connect(host, port);
     if (sock == -1) {
+        ERR("Unable to connect to %s:%u (%s).", host, port, strerror(errno));
         goto fail;
     }
     ssh_options_set(session->ti.libssh.session, SSH_OPTIONS_FD, &sock);
diff --git a/src/session_client_tls.c b/src/session_client_tls.c
index 649614b..e54b292 100644
--- a/src/session_client_tls.c
+++ b/src/session_client_tls.c
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@
     /* create and assign socket */
     sock = nc_sock_connect(host, port);
     if (sock == -1) {
+        ERR("Unable to connect to %s:%u (%s).", host, port, strerror(errno));
         goto fail;
     }
     SSL_set_fd(session->ti.tls, sock);
diff --git a/src/session_server.c b/src/session_server.c
index 31bf4f0..ce2719e 100755
--- a/src/session_server.c
+++ b/src/session_server.c
@@ -2620,6 +2620,7 @@
     cur_endpt = &client->ch_endpts[0];
     cur_endpt_name = strdup(cur_endpt->name);
 
+    VRB("Call Home client \"%s\" connecting...", data->client_name);
     while (1) {
         msgtype = nc_connect_ch_client_endpt(client, cur_endpt, &session);
 
@@ -2627,9 +2628,11 @@
             /* UNLOCK */
             nc_server_ch_client_unlock(client);
 
+            VRB("Call Home client \"%s\" session %u established.", data->client_name, session->id);
             if (nc_server_ch_client_thread_session_cond_wait(session, data)) {
                 goto cleanup;
             }
+            VRB("Call Home client \"%s\" session terminated, reconnecting...", client->name);
 
             /* LOCK */
             client = nc_server_ch_client_with_endpt_lock(data->client_name);