diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index d4ef014..7dd172a 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "client.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ int send_exec_params(const char *filename, char *const argv[],
     addr.sun_path[sizeof(addr.sun_path) - 1] = '\0';
 
     if (connect(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1) {
-        perror("connect");
+        DEBUG_LOG("connect error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         close(sock);
         return -1;
     }