diff --git a/src/sleep/sleep.c b/src/sleep/sleep.c
index b05ffe72c06..a3aeb24633f 100644
--- a/src/sleep/sleep.c
+++ b/src/sleep/sleep.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static int execute(
 
         r = setenv("SYSTEMD_SLEEP_ACTION", action, 1);
         if (r != 0)
-                log_warning_errno(errno, "Error setting SYSTEMD_SLEEP_ACTION=%s: %m", action);
+                log_warning_errno(errno, "Error setting SYSTEMD_SLEEP_ACTION=%s, ignoring: %m", action);
 
         (void) execute_directories(dirs, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_USEC, NULL, NULL, arguments, NULL, EXEC_DIR_PARALLEL | EXEC_DIR_IGNORE_ERRORS);
         (void) lock_all_homes();