diff --git a/cmd/multus-daemon/main.go b/cmd/multus-daemon/main.go
index 11d38f05c..f29748fda 100644
--- a/cmd/multus-daemon/main.go
+++ b/cmd/multus-daemon/main.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	daemonConf, err := cniServerConfig(*configFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", *configFilePath, err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}