diff --git a/agent/qrexec-agent-data.c b/agent/qrexec-agent-data.c
index 08fb71ff..a37c5438 100644
--- a/agent/qrexec-agent-data.c
+++ b/agent/qrexec-agent-data.c
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ static int handle_just_exec(struct qrexec_parsed_command *cmd)
 static int handle_new_process_common(
     int type, int connect_domain, int connect_port,
     struct qrexec_parsed_command *cmd,
-    int buffer_size)
+    int buffer_size,
+    const char *cmdline_for_logging)
 {
     libvchan_t *data_vchan;
     int exit_code;
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ static int handle_new_process_common(
                     exit_code = 0;
             }
             if (exit_code != 0) {
-                LOG(ERROR, "failed to spawn process");
+                LOG(ERROR, "failed to spawn process (exited %d): %s", exit_code, cmdline_for_logging);
                 /* Send stdout+stderr EOF first, since the service is expected to send
                  * one before exit code in case of MSG_EXEC_CMDLINE. Ignore
                  * libvchan_send error if any, as we're going to terminate soon
@@ -271,7 +272,11 @@ static int handle_new_process_common(
                 libvchan_close(data_vchan);
                 return exit_code;
             }
-            LOG(INFO, "executed: %s (pid %d)", cmd->cmdline, pid);
+            if (pid == 0)
+                LOG(INFO, "executed: %s", cmd->cmdline);
+            else
+                LOG(INFO, "executed: %s (pid %d)", cmd->cmdline, pid);
+
             break;
         default:
             LOG(ERROR, "unknown request type: %d", type);
@@ -317,7 +322,7 @@ static int handle_new_process_common(
 
 /* Returns PID of data processing process */
 pid_t handle_new_process(int type, int connect_domain, int connect_port,
-                         struct qrexec_parsed_command *cmd)
+                         struct qrexec_parsed_command *cmd, const char *cmdline_for_logging)
 {
     int exit_code;
     pid_t pid;
@@ -335,8 +340,7 @@ pid_t handle_new_process(int type, int connect_domain, int connect_port,
 
     /* child process */
     exit_code = handle_new_process_common(type, connect_domain, connect_port,
-                                          cmd, 0);
-
+                                          cmd, 0, cmdline_for_logging);
     exit(exit_code);
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/qrexec-agent.c b/agent/qrexec-agent.c
index 5fb4f6f8..2b276427 100644
--- a/agent/qrexec-agent.c
+++ b/agent/qrexec-agent.c
@@ -596,14 +596,16 @@ static void handle_server_exec_request_init(struct msg_header *hdr)
     } else {
         cmd = parse_qubes_rpc_command(params->cmdline, true);
         if (cmd == NULL) {
-            LOG(ERROR, "Could not parse command line: %s", params->cmdline);
+            LOG(ERROR, "Cannot parse command line: %s", params->cmdline);
             goto doit;
         }
 
         /* load service config only for service requests */
         if (cmd->service_descriptor) {
             if (load_service_config_v2(cmd) < 0) {
-                LOG(ERROR, "Could not load config for command %s", params->cmdline);
+                LOG(ERROR,
+                    "Cannot load service configuration: %s+%s",
+                    cmd->service_name, cmd->arg ? cmd->arg : "");
                 destroy_qrexec_parsed_command(cmd);
                 cmd = NULL;
                 goto doit;
@@ -685,7 +687,7 @@ static void handle_server_exec_request_do(int type,
     /* No fork server case */
     child_agent = handle_new_process(type,
             params->connect_domain, params->connect_port,
-            cmd);
+            cmd, cmdline);
 
     register_vchan_connection(child_agent, -1,
             params->connect_domain, params->connect_port);
diff --git a/agent/qrexec-agent.h b/agent/qrexec-agent.h
index ac6a6440..3cef8589 100644
--- a/agent/qrexec-agent.h
+++ b/agent/qrexec-agent.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern const bool qrexec_is_fork_server;
 
 pid_t handle_new_process(int type,
         int connect_domain, int connect_port,
-        struct qrexec_parsed_command *cmd);
+        struct qrexec_parsed_command *cmd, const char *cmdline_for_logging);
 
 int handle_data_client(int type,
         int connect_domain, int connect_port,
diff --git a/agent/qrexec-fork-server.c b/agent/qrexec-fork-server.c
index 3ee5c124..0abd696d 100644
--- a/agent/qrexec-fork-server.c
+++ b/agent/qrexec-fork-server.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void handle_single_command(int fd, struct qrexec_cmd_info *info) {
         goto fail;
 
     handle_new_process(info->type, info->connect_domain,
-                       info->connect_port, cmd);
+                       info->connect_port, cmd, cmdline);
     destroy_qrexec_parsed_command(cmd);
 fail:
     free(cmdline);
diff --git a/daemon/qrexec-daemon-common.c b/daemon/qrexec-daemon-common.c
index 20529a7f..8cfea93c 100644
--- a/daemon/qrexec-daemon-common.c
+++ b/daemon/qrexec-daemon-common.c
@@ -429,7 +429,11 @@ int prepare_local_fds(struct qrexec_parsed_command *command, struct buffer *stdi
 }
 
 // See also qrexec-agent/qrexec-agent-data.c
-static void handle_failed_exec(libvchan_t *data_vchan, bool is_service, int exit_code)
+static void handle_failed_exec(
+    libvchan_t *data_vchan,
+    bool is_service,
+    int exit_code,
+    const char *cmdline_for_logging)
 {
     const struct msg_header hdr[2] = {
         {
@@ -442,7 +446,6 @@ static void handle_failed_exec(libvchan_t *data_vchan, bool is_service, int exit
         },
     };
 
-    LOG(ERROR, "failed to spawn process, exiting");
     /*
      * TODO: In case we fail to execute a *local* process (is_service false),
      * we should either
@@ -455,8 +458,11 @@ static void handle_failed_exec(libvchan_t *data_vchan, bool is_service, int exit
      * when we support sockets as a local process.
      */
     if (is_service) {
+        LOG(ERROR, "failed to spawn process for service (exited %d): %s", exit_code, cmdline_for_logging);
         libvchan_send(data_vchan, hdr, sizeof(hdr));
         send_exit_code(data_vchan, exit_code);
+    } else {
+        LOG(ERROR, "failed to spawn process for socket (skipping exit %d): %s", exit_code, cmdline_for_logging);
     }
 }
 
@@ -524,7 +530,9 @@ int run_qrexec_to_dom0(const struct service_params *svc_params,
     if (command == NULL) {
         prepare_ret = -2;
     } else if (!wait_for_session_maybe(command)) {
-        LOG(ERROR, "Cannot load service configuration, or forking process failed");
+        LOG(ERROR,
+            "Cannot load service configuration, or forking process failed: %s+%s",
+            command->service_name, command->arg ? command->arg : "");
         prepare_ret = -2;
     } else {
         prepare_ret = prepare_local_fds(command, &stdin_buffer);
@@ -568,7 +576,7 @@ int handshake_and_go(struct handshake_params *params,
     if (data_protocol_version >= 0) {
         if (params->prepare_ret != 0) {
             rc = params->prepare_ret == -1 ? QREXEC_EXIT_SERVICE_NOT_FOUND : rc;
-            handle_failed_exec(params->data_vchan, params->remote_send_first, rc);
+            handle_failed_exec(params->data_vchan, params->remote_send_first, rc, cmd->cmdline);
         } else {
             assert((cmd != NULL) == params->remote_send_first);
             params->data_protocol_version = data_protocol_version;
diff --git a/libqrexec/exec.c b/libqrexec/exec.c
index a62b6c23..01ebe175 100644
--- a/libqrexec/exec.c
+++ b/libqrexec/exec.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void fix_fds(int fdin, int fdout, int fderr)
     if (fdin < 0 || fdout < 1 || fderr < 2) {
         LOG(ERROR, "fix_fds: bad FD numbers: fdin %d, fdout %d, fderr %d",
             fdin, fdout, fderr);
-        _exit(125);
+        _exit(QREXEC_EXIT_PROBLEM);
     }
     if ((fdin != 0 && dup2(fdin, 0) < 0) ||
         (fdout != 1 && dup2(fdout, 1) < 0) ||
diff --git a/libqrexec/log.c b/libqrexec/log.c
index f569d3f9..5e605feb 100644
--- a/libqrexec/log.c
+++ b/libqrexec/log.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void setup_logging(const char *program_name) {
      * FDs breaks if they are not. */
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
         if (fcntl(i, F_GETFD) == -1 && errno == EBADF)
-            errx(125, "File descriptor %d is closed, cannot continue", i);
+            errx(QREXEC_EXIT_PROBLEM, "File descriptor %d is closed, cannot continue", i);
     }
 
     /* qrexec_logv() uses several separate fprintf calls, print them at once */
diff --git a/libqrexec/open_logger.c b/libqrexec/open_logger.c
index a1d378b4..4a58a360 100644
--- a/libqrexec/open_logger.c
+++ b/libqrexec/open_logger.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int open_logger(struct qrexec_parsed_command *command, int *pid)
     case 0:
         fix_fds(pipes[0], 1, 2);
         execvp("logger", buf);
-        _exit(126);
+        _exit(QREXEC_EXIT_REQUEST_REFUSED);
     default:
         free(buf[2]);
         close(pipes[0]);