diff --git a/gpu/gpu.go b/gpu/gpu.go
index 0b19e0aba..46359e340 100644
--- a/gpu/gpu.go
+++ b/gpu/gpu.go
@@ -460,8 +460,7 @@ func LoadVulkanMgmt(vulkanLibPaths []string, capLibPaths []string) (int, *C.vk_h
 
 			C.vk_init(vkLib, capLib, &resp)
 			if resp.err != nil {
-				slog.Debug("Unable to load vulkan", "library", vkLibPath, "error", C.GoString(resp.err))
-				slog.Debug("Unable to load libcap", "library", capLibPath, "error", C.GoString(resp.err))
+				slog.Debug("Unable to load vulkan", "library", vkLibPath, capLibPath, "error", C.GoString(resp.err))
 				C.free(unsafe.Pointer(resp.err))
 			} else {
 				return int(resp.num_devices), &resp.ch, vkLibPath, capLibPath
diff --git a/gpu/gpu_info_vulkan.c b/gpu/gpu_info_vulkan.c
index 8b0370d2c..cb2e8f67e 100644
--- a/gpu/gpu_info_vulkan.c
+++ b/gpu/gpu_info_vulkan.c
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ void vk_init(char* vk_lib_path, char* cap_lib_path, vk_init_resp_t *resp) {
   }
 
   if (check_perfmon(&resp->ch) != 0) {
-    resp->err = "Performance monitoring is not allowed. Please enable CAP_PERFMON or run as root to use Vulkan.";
+    resp->err = strdup("performance monitoring is not allowed. Please enable CAP_PERFMON or run as root to use Vulkan.");
+    LOG(resp->ch.verbose, resp->err);
     return;
   }