diff --git a/lib/kadm5/ipropd_slave.c b/lib/kadm5/ipropd_slave.c
index aa2a19921..d3fbccada 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/ipropd_slave.c
+++ b/lib/kadm5/ipropd_slave.c
@@ -234,12 +234,15 @@ receive_loop (krb5_context context,
 
 	ret = kadm5_log_replay (server_context,
 				op, vers, len, sp);
-	if (ret)
-	    krb5_warn (context, ret,
+	if (ret) {
+	    char *s = krb5_get_error_message(server_context->context, ret);
+	    krb5_warnx (context,
 		       "kadm5_log_replay: %ld. Lost entry entry, "
-		       "Database out of sync ?",
+		       "Database out of sync ?: %s (%d)",
+			(long)vers, s ? s : "unknown error", ret);
+	    krb5_xfree(s);
+	}
 
-		       (long)vers);
 	{
 	    /* 
 	     * Make sure the krb5_log_replay does the right thing wrt