diff --git a/website/api/controllers/vpp-proxy/register-one-fleet-instance-using-vpp.js b/website/api/controllers/vpp-proxy/register-one-fleet-instance-using-vpp.js
index 7cd46622d6..341946f4c5 100644
--- a/website/api/controllers/vpp-proxy/register-one-fleet-instance-using-vpp.js
+++ b/website/api/controllers/vpp-proxy/register-one-fleet-instance-using-vpp.js
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ module.exports = {
         sails.config.custom.licenseKeyGeneratorPublicKey,
         { algorithm: 'ES256' }
       );
-    } catch(unusedErr) {
-      // If a license could not be verified, log the error name
-      sails.log.info('VPP auth rejected:', unusedErr.name);
+    } catch(err) {
+      // If a license could not be verified, log the error name and message
+      sails.log.info('VPP proxy could not verify Fleet license:', err.name, err.message);
 
       // If there is an error parsing the provided fleetLicenseKey, return a couldNotVerifyLicense response.
       throw 'couldNotVerifyLicense';