diff --git a/cachedb/redis.c b/cachedb/redis.c
index 6600905f2..6e83bd927 100644
--- a/cachedb/redis.c
+++ b/cachedb/redis.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ redis_connect(const struct redis_moddata* moddata)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	if(redisSetTimeout(ctx, moddata->command_timeout) != REDIS_OK) {
-		log_err("failed to set redis timeout");
+		log_err("failed to set redis timeout, %s", ctx->errstr);
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	if(moddata->server_password && moddata->server_password[0]!=0) {
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 276847048..a0d3898ba 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	  current delegation and validation recursion information to be
 	  updated, but as a consequence no longer has certain expired
 	  information around for later dnssec valid expired responses.
+	- Fix to log redis timeout error string on failure.
 
 4 November 2024: Wouter
 	- Fix redis that during a reload it does not fail if the redis