diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index e3beceea8..353b17763 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -317,12 +317,13 @@ uint8_t Command::call(const uint8_t device_type, const char * cmd, const char *
     // check if we have a matching command
     if (!cf) {
         // we didn't find the command, report error
-        LOG_DEBUG("Command failed: invalid command '%s'", cmd ? cmd : "");
+        LOG_WARNING("Command failed: invalid command '%s'", cmd ? cmd : "");
         return message(CommandRet::NOT_FOUND, "invalid command", output);
     }
 
     // check permissions and abort if not authorized
     if (cf->has_flags(CommandFlag::ADMIN_ONLY) && !is_admin) {
+        LOG_WARNING("Command failed: authentication failed");
         output["message"] = "authentication failed";
         return CommandRet::NOT_ALLOWED; // command not allowed
     }
@@ -341,9 +342,9 @@ uint8_t Command::call(const uint8_t device_type, const char * cmd, const char *
         LOG_DEBUG(("%sCalling command %s"), ro.c_str(), info_s);
     } else {
         if (id > 0) {
-            LOG_DEBUG(("%sCalling command %s with value %s and id %d on device 0x%02X"), ro.c_str(), info_s, value, id, device_id);
+            LOG_INFO(("%sCalling command %s with value %s and id %d on device 0x%02X"), ro.c_str(), info_s, value, id, device_id);
         } else {
-            LOG_DEBUG(("%sCalling command %s with value %s"), ro.c_str(), info_s, value);
+            LOG_INFO(("%sCalling command %s with value %s"), ro.c_str(), info_s, value);
         }
     }
 
@@ -362,6 +363,11 @@ uint8_t Command::call(const uint8_t device_type, const char * cmd, const char *
 
     // report back. If not OK show output from error, other return the HTTP code
     if (return_code != CommandRet::OK) {
+        if (value == nullptr) {
+            LOG_ERROR("Command '%s' failed with code: %d", cmd, return_code);
+        } else {
+            LOG_ERROR("Command '%s:%s' failed with code: %d", cmd, value, return_code);
+        }
         return message(return_code, "callback function failed", output);
     }
     return return_code;