diff --git a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
index 6f293d1c0d..4205d84781 100644
--- a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ void sync_time(Panda *panda, SyncTimeDir dir) {
       }
     }
   } else if (dir == SyncTimeDir::FROM_PANDA) {
+    LOGW("System time: %s, RTC time: %s", get_time_str(sys_time).c_str(), get_time_str(rtc_time).c_str());
+
     if (!util::time_valid(sys_time) && util::time_valid(rtc_time)) {
       const struct timeval tv = {mktime(&rtc_time), 0};
       settimeofday(&tv, 0);
-      LOGE("System time wrong, setting from RTC. System: %s RTC: %s",
-           get_time_str(sys_time).c_str(), get_time_str(rtc_time).c_str());
+      LOGE("System time wrong, setting from RTC.");
     }
   }
 }