diff --git a/sys-tuner/src/lib.rs b/sys-tuner/src/lib.rs
index 9e8068c42..7cc123ac6 100644
--- a/sys-tuner/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sys-tuner/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ pub const SOLANA_SYS_TUNER_PATH: &str = "/tmp/solana-sys-tuner";
 pub fn request_realtime_poh() {
     info!("Sending tuning request");
     let status = unix_socket::UnixStream::connect(SOLANA_SYS_TUNER_PATH);
-    info!("Tuning request status {:?}", status);
+    match status {
+        Ok(_) => info!("Successfully sent tuning request"),
+        Err(err) => warn!(
+            "Failed to send tuning request, is `solana-sys-tuner` running? {:?}",
+            err
+        ),
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(unix))]