diff --git a/src/lib/server/dl_module.c b/src/lib/server/dl_module.c
index f839df373d306..6bde7c3e94952 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/dl_module.c
+++ b/src/lib/server/dl_module.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ dl_module_t const *dl_module(dl_module_t const *parent, char const *name, dl_mod
 	DEBUG3("%s validated.  Handle address %p, symbol address %p", module_name, dl, common);
 
 	if (dl_symbol_init(dl_module_loader->dl_loader, dl) < 0) {
-		ERROR("Failed calling initializers for module \"%s\"", module_name);
+		PERROR("Failed calling initializers for module \"%s\"", module_name);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/util/dl.c b/src/lib/util/dl.c
index 80892cb0909f7..43c52869fe1bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/util/dl.c
+++ b/src/lib/util/dl.c
@@ -257,7 +257,10 @@ int dl_symbol_init(dl_loader_t *dl_loader, dl_t const *dl)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (init->func(dl, sym, init->uctx) < 0) return -1;
+		if (init->func(dl, sym, init->uctx) < 0) {
+			fr_strerror_printf("Iinitialiser \"%s\" failed", buffer);
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;