diff --git a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
index 868376f1edc..f3feb9b42a1 100644
--- a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
@@ -395,9 +395,12 @@ SP<Aquamarine::IBuffer> CPointerManager::renderHWCursorBuffer(SP<CPointerManager
     g_pHyprRenderer->makeEGLCurrent();
     g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pMonitor = state->monitor.get();
 
-    const auto RBO = g_pHyprRenderer->getOrCreateRenderbuffer(buf, state->monitor->cursorSwapchain->currentOptions().format);
-    if (!RBO)
+    auto RBO = g_pHyprRenderer->getOrCreateRenderbuffer(buf, state->monitor->cursorSwapchain->currentOptions().format);
+    if (!RBO) {
+        Debug::log(TRACE, "Failed to create cursor RB with format {}: {} with mod {}", state->monitor->cursorSwapchain->currentOptions().format, buf->dmabuf().format,
+                   buf->dmabuf().modifier);
         return nullptr;
+    }
 
     RBO->bind();
 
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 197e6dd2521..a90b484233a 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1088,10 +1088,8 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::attemptDirectScanout(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
     if (!pMonitor->mirrors.empty() || pMonitor->isMirror() || m_bDirectScanoutBlocked)
         return false; // do not DS if this monitor is being mirrored. Will break the functionality.
 
-    if (g_pPointerManager->softwareLockedFor(pMonitor->self.lock())) {
-        Debug::log(TRACE, "Direct scanout failed: soft locked / HW cursors failed");
+    if (g_pPointerManager->softwareLockedFor(pMonitor->self.lock()))
         return false;
-    }
 
     const auto PCANDIDATE = pMonitor->solitaryClient.lock();