diff --git a/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c b/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
index c67eb2c1de1..1661d2ae178 100644
--- a/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
+++ b/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
@@ -289,9 +289,12 @@ int ctdb_socket_connect(struct ctdb_context *ctdb)
 	}
 
 	if (connect(ctdb->daemon.sd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1) {
+		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,
+		      (__location__
+		       "Failed to connect client socket to daemon (%s)\n",
+		       strerror(errno)));
 		close(ctdb->daemon.sd);
 		ctdb->daemon.sd = -1;
-		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,(__location__ " Failed to connect client socket to daemon. Errno:%s(%d)\n", strerror(errno), errno));
 		return -1;
 	}