diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/plugins/plugin-runtime.ts b/apps/server/src/services/plugins/plugin-runtime.ts
index 37c719add..6bfffbeef 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/plugins/plugin-runtime.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/plugins/plugin-runtime.ts
@@ -1284,8 +1284,10 @@ export function createPluginRuntime(context: PluginRuntimeContext) {
     ): void {
       if (previous !== undefined) {
         setStatus(row.id, "running", `reload failed: ${detail}`);
+        logger.warn(`plugin ${row.id} reload failed (kept previous instance): ${detail}`);
       } else {
         setStatus(row.id, status, detail);
+        logger.warn(`plugin ${row.id} not loaded (${status}): ${detail}`);
       }
     }
     const hung = hungServices.get(row.id);