diff --git a/ncat/ncat_ssl.c b/ncat/ncat_ssl.c
index 3818bfecc..f98df66ac 100644
--- a/ncat/ncat_ssl.c
+++ b/ncat/ncat_ssl.c
@@ -118,13 +118,15 @@ SSL_CTX *setup_ssl_listen(void)
     ERR_load_crypto_strings();
     SSL_load_error_strings();
 #elif OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
-  if (NULL == OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "legacy"))
+  if (NULL == OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "legacy") && o.debug)
   {
-    loguser("OpenSSL legacy provider failed to load.\n");
+    loguser("OpenSSL legacy provider failed to load: %s",
+        ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
   }
   if (NULL == OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "default"))
   {
-    loguser("OpenSSL default provider failed to load.\n");
+    loguser("OpenSSL default provider failed to load: %s",
+        ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
   }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/nsock/src/nsock_ssl.c b/nsock/src/nsock_ssl.c
index 23db5513e..5d094c945 100644
--- a/nsock/src/nsock_ssl.c
+++ b/nsock/src/nsock_ssl.c
@@ -123,11 +123,13 @@ static SSL_CTX *ssl_init_helper(const SSL_METHOD *method) {
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
     if (NULL == OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "legacy"))
     {
-      nsock_log_error("OpenSSL legacy provider failed to load.\n");
+      nsock_log_info("OpenSSL legacy provider failed to load: %s",
+          ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
     }
     if (NULL == OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "default"))
     {
-      nsock_log_error("OpenSSL default provider failed to load.\n");
+      nsock_log_error("OpenSSL default provider failed to load: %s",
+          ERR_error_string(ERR_get_error(), NULL));
     }
 #endif
 #endif