diff --git a/core/src/validator.rs b/core/src/validator.rs
index 933a85489e..bb71471265 100644
--- a/core/src/validator.rs
+++ b/core/src/validator.rs
@@ -1383,10 +1383,10 @@ fn get_stake_percent_in_gossip(bank: &Bank, cluster_info: &ClusterInfo, log: boo
 
 // Cleanup anything that looks like an accounts append-vec
 fn cleanup_accounts_path(account_path: &std::path::Path) {
-    if std::fs::remove_dir_all(account_path).is_err() {
+    if let Err(e) = std::fs::remove_dir_all(account_path) {
         warn!(
-            "encountered error removing accounts path: {:?}",
-            account_path
+            "encountered error removing accounts path: {:?}: {}",
+            account_path, e
         );
     }
 }