diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
index 083e4a047..12f54f87a 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/pqissl.cc
@@ -1322,7 +1322,9 @@ int 	pqissl::Authorise_SSL_Connection()
 
     if(!rsBanList->isAddressAccepted(remote_addr,checking_flags,&check_result))
     {
-        std::cerr << "(SS) connection attempt from banned IP address " << sockaddr_storage_iptostring(remote_addr) << ". Refusing it. Reason: " << check_result << ". Attack??" << std::endl;
+	std::cerr << "(SS) refusing connection attempt from IP address " << sockaddr_storage_iptostring(remote_addr) << ". Reason: " <<
+        ((check_result == RSBANLIST_CHECK_RESULT_NOT_WHITELISTED)?"not whitelisted (peer requires whitelist)":"blacklisted") << std::endl;
+            
         RsServer::notify()->AddFeedItem(RS_FEED_ITEM_SEC_IP_BLACKLISTED, PeerId().toStdString(), sockaddr_storage_iptostring(remote_addr), "", "", check_result);
     reset_locked();
     return 0 ;