diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c b/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
index 13a9677..91fb4aa 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc_init.c
@@ -1219,8 +1219,10 @@
 		if (!is_ipaccess_bts(bts))
 			rc = e1_reconfig_bts(bts);
 
-		if (rc < 0)
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error in E1 input driver setup\n");
 			exit (1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* initialize nanoBTS support omce */