diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc b/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
index 1bd6f00352..3005a4a550 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
@@ -1406,7 +1406,9 @@ bool SpectraCamera::waitForFrameReady(uint64_t request_id) {
     struct cam_sync_wait sync_wait = {};
     sync_wait.sync_obj = sync_obj;
     sync_wait.timeout_ms = stress_test(sync_type) ? 1 : timeout_ms;
-    return do_sync_control(m->cam_sync_fd, CAM_SYNC_WAIT, &sync_wait, sizeof(sync_wait)) == 0;
+    bool ret = do_sync_control(m->cam_sync_fd, CAM_SYNC_WAIT, &sync_wait, sizeof(sync_wait)) == 0;
+    if (!ret) LOGE("camera %d %s failed", cc.camera_num, sync_type);
+    return ret;
   };
 
   // wait for frame from IFE