diff --git a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
index 86e048d65..4be8864b6 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/core/core.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ void RenderDoc::Initialise()
 
       m_TargetControlThreadShutdown = false;
       m_RemoteThread = Threading::CreateThread(TargetControlServerThread, (void *)sock);
+
+      RDCLOG("Listening for target control on %u", port);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      RDCWARN("Couldn't open socket for target control");
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_network.cpp b/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_network.cpp
index 2e8fcb572..428143850 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_network.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_network.cpp
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ Socket *CreateClientSocket(const char *host, uint16_t port, int timeoutMS)
       }
       else
       {
+        RDCWARN("Error connecting to %s:%d - %d", host, port, err);
         close(s);
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/renderdoc/os/win32/win32_network.cpp b/renderdoc/os/win32/win32_network.cpp
index ed8002512..01d58e566 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/win32/win32_network.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/win32/win32_network.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ Socket *CreateClientSocket(const char *host, uint16_t port, int timeoutMS)
       }
       else
       {
+        RDCWARN("Error connecting to %s:%d - %d", host, port, err);
         closesocket(s);
         continue;
       }