diff --git a/lib/tiny-cloud/init b/lib/tiny-cloud/init
index 079d2d4..b9ac6b6 100644
--- a/lib/tiny-cloud/init
+++ b/lib/tiny-cloud/init
@@ -199,13 +199,15 @@ init__enable_sshd() {
 init__set_hostname() {
     local fqdn=$(imds @hostname)
     if [ -z "$fqdn" ]; then
+        echo "no hostname set" >&2
         log info "No hostname set"
         return
     fi
 
     local host="${fqdn%%\.*}"
     if [ -z "$host" ]; then
-        log err "$fqdn is not a valid hostname"
+        echo "$hostname is not a valid FQDN" >&2
+        log err "$fqdn is not a valid FQDN"
         return 1
     fi