diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index 14435ab65d1..0913f8ab860 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -915,6 +915,10 @@ static struct remote_lock *lock_remote(const char *path, long timeout)
 				lock->timeout = -1;
 			}
 			XML_ParserFree(parser);
+		} else {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"error: curl result=%d, HTTP code=%ld\n",
+				results.curl_result, results.http_code);
 		}
 	} else {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to start LOCK request\n");