diff --git a/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/hmc830_7043.rs b/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/hmc830_7043.rs
index a567d27ec..ee456beb9 100644
--- a/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/hmc830_7043.rs
+++ b/artiq/firmware/libboard_artiq/hmc830_7043.rs
@@ -107,12 +107,11 @@ mod hmc830 {
         info!("waiting for lock...");
         while read(0x12) & 0x02 == 0 {
             if clock::get_ms() > t + 2000 {
-                error!("lock timeout");
-                info!("register dump:");
+                error!("HMC830 lock timeout. Register dump:");
                 for addr in 0x00..0x14 {
                     // These registers don't exist (in the data sheet at least)
                     if addr == 0x0d || addr == 0x0e { continue; }
-                    info!("[0x{:02x}] = 0x{:04x}", addr, read(addr));
+                    error!("[0x{:02x}] = 0x{:04x}", addr, read(addr));
                 }
                 return Err("HMC830 lock timeout");
             }