diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
index b2bb8ec77c..156e29999a 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
@@ -631,7 +631,11 @@ impl Blockstore {
             }
             match data_cf.get_bytes((slot, i)).unwrap() {
                 None => {
-                    warn!("Data shred deleted while reading for recovery");
+                    error!(
+                        "Unable to read the data shred with slot {slot}, index {i} for shred \
+                         recovery. The shred is marked present in the slot's data shred index, \
+                         but the shred could not be found in the data shred column."
+                    );
                     None
                 }
                 Some(data) => Shred::new_from_serialized_shred(data).ok(),
@@ -656,7 +660,11 @@ impl Blockstore {
             }
             match code_cf.get_bytes((slot, i)).unwrap() {
                 None => {
-                    warn!("Code shred deleted while reading for recovery");
+                    error!(
+                        "Unable to read the coding shred with slot {slot}, index {i} for shred \
+                         recovery. The shred is marked present in the slot's coding shred index, \
+                         but the shred could not be found in the coding shred column."
+                    );
                     None
                 }
                 Some(code) => Shred::new_from_serialized_shred(code).ok(),