diff --git a/src/network/socket_address.cpp b/src/network/socket_address.cpp
index 3e36f3cad..6c7d86340 100644
--- a/src/network/socket_address.cpp
+++ b/src/network/socket_address.cpp
@@ -136,9 +136,20 @@ void SocketAddress::init(const std::string& str, uint16_t port_number,
         &res);
     if (status != 0)
     {
+#ifdef WIN32
+        wchar_t msgbuf[256] = {};
+        DWORD flags = FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM | FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS |
+            FORMAT_MESSAGE_MAX_WIDTH_MASK;
+        FormatMessage(flags, NULL, WSAGetLastError(), 0, msgbuf,
+            sizeof(msgbuf) / sizeof(wchar_t), NULL);
         Log::error("SocketAddress", "Error in getaddrinfo for "
-            " SocketAddress (str constructor) %s: %s",
+            "SocketAddress (str constructor) %s: %s",
+            str.c_str(), StringUtils::wideToUtf8(msgbuf).c_str());
+#else
+        Log::error("SocketAddress", "Error in getaddrinfo for "
+            "SocketAddress (str constructor) %s: %s",
             str.c_str(), gai_strerror(status));
+#endif
         return;
     }
     if (res == NULL)