diff --git a/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/upload_and_sync.go b/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/upload_and_sync.go
index 70c33d1465..48d182c7f4 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/upload_and_sync.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/upload_and_sync.go
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ func cliUploadAndSync(c *cli.Context) error {
 
 	hash, err := upload(f, endpoints[0])
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err.Error())
 		return err
 	}
 
 	fhash, err := digest(f)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err.Error())
 		return err
 	}