diff --git a/Source/Common/FEXServerClient.cpp b/Source/Common/FEXServerClient.cpp
index 027bb1f01..d4bde1764 100644
--- a/Source/Common/FEXServerClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Common/FEXServerClient.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ namespace FEXServerClient {
 
           std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
         }
+
+        if (ServerFD == -1) {
+          // Still couldn't connect to the socket.
+          LogMan::Msg::EFmt("Couldn't connect to FEXServer socket {} after launching the process", GetServerSocketFile());
+        }
       }
     }
     return ServerFD;