diff --git a/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp b/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
index 463e249eb0..12862efd0a 100644
--- a/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/logger/logger.cpp
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ int Logger::add_topic(const orb_metadata *topic)
 	fd = orb_subscribe(topic);
 
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		PX4_WARN("logger: orb_subscribe failed (%i)", errno);
+		PX4_WARN("logger: %s subscribe failed (%i)", topic->o_name, errno);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.cpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.cpp
index 63cecba4a6..4cfc9afa52 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ orb_advert_t uORB::Manager::orb_advertise_multi(const struct orb_metadata *meta,
 	fd = node_open(PUBSUB, meta, data, true, instance, priority);
 
 	if (fd == ERROR) {
-		PX4_WARN("node_open as advertiser failed.");
+		PX4_ERR("%s advertise failed", meta->o_name);
 		return nullptr;
 	}