diff --git a/dnscrypt-proxy/proxy.go b/dnscrypt-proxy/proxy.go
index 3013bb09..4152c66a 100644
--- a/dnscrypt-proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/dnscrypt-proxy/proxy.go
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ func (proxy *Proxy) StartProxy() {
 
 				fdUDP, err := listenerUDP.File() // On Windows, the File method of UDPConn is not implemented.
 				if err != nil {
-					dlog.Fatal(err)
+					dlog.Fatalf("Unable to switch to a different user: %v", err)
 				}
 				fdTCP, err := listenerTCP.File() // On Windows, the File method of TCPListener is not implemented.
 				if err != nil {
-					dlog.Fatal(err)
+					dlog.Fatalf("Unable to switch to a different user: %v", err)
 				}
 				defer listenerUDP.Close()
 				defer listenerTCP.Close()
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ func (proxy *Proxy) StartProxy() {
 				// child
 				listenerUDP, err := net.FilePacketConn(os.NewFile(uintptr(3+FileDescriptorNum), "listenerUDP"))
 				if err != nil {
-					dlog.Fatal(err)
+					dlog.Fatalf("Unable to switch to a different user: %v", err)
 				}
 				FileDescriptorNum++
 
 				listenerTCP, err := net.FileListener(os.NewFile(uintptr(3+FileDescriptorNum), "listenerTCP"))
 				if err != nil {
-					dlog.Fatal(err)
+					dlog.Fatalf("Unable to switch to a different user: %v", err)
 				}
 				FileDescriptorNum++