diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
index 3895ffe..57b473b 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
@@ -1583,7 +1583,11 @@
     // Only 4 modes supported for a SensorEventConnection ... NORMAL, DATA_INJECTION,
     // REPLAY_DATA_INJECTION and HAL_BYPASS_REPLAY_DATA_INJECTION
     if (requestedMode != NORMAL && !isInjectionMode(requestedMode)) {
-        return nullptr;
+      ALOGE(
+          "Failed to create sensor event connection: invalid request mode. "
+          "requestMode: %d",
+          requestedMode);
+      return nullptr;
     }
     resetTargetSdkVersionCache(opPackageName);
 
@@ -1591,8 +1595,19 @@
     // To create a client in DATA_INJECTION mode to inject data, SensorService should already be
     // operating in DI mode.
     if (requestedMode == DATA_INJECTION) {
-        if (mCurrentOperatingMode != DATA_INJECTION) return nullptr;
-        if (!isAllowListedPackage(packageName)) return nullptr;
+      if (mCurrentOperatingMode != DATA_INJECTION) {
+        ALOGE(
+            "Failed to create sensor event connection: sensor service not in "
+            "DI mode when creating a client in DATA_INJECTION mode");
+        return nullptr;
+      }
+      if (!isAllowListedPackage(packageName)) {
+        ALOGE(
+            "Failed to create sensor event connection: package %s not in "
+            "allowed list for DATA_INJECTION mode",
+            packageName.c_str());
+        return nullptr;
+      }
     }
 
     uid_t uid = IPCThreadState::self()->getCallingUid();