diff --git a/src/plugins/cim/sfcc-interface.c b/src/plugins/cim/sfcc-interface.c
index 527b7a8..1b6b4fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cim/sfcc-interface.c
+++ b/src/plugins/cim/sfcc-interface.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@
                         &rc);
 
 	if (cimclient == NULL) {
-	        debug( "*** Connection to CIMOM %s://%s:%s failed with %d:%s", frontend, cim_host, cim_port, rc.rc, rc.msg ? CMGetCharPtr(rc.msg) : "?");
+	        debug( "*** Connection to CIMOM %s://%s:%s failed with %d:%s", frontend, cim_host, cim_port, rc.rc, rc.msg ? CMGetCharPtr(rc.msg) : "NewCIMCEnv failed in sfcc");
 	} else {
 		debug("new cimclient: 0x%8x", cimclient);
 		debug("new cimclient: %d", cimclient->ft->ftVersion);