diff --git a/tcl/startup/frappy.tcl b/tcl/startup/frappy.tcl
index 748a3b5..4621fa6 100644
--- a/tcl/startup/frappy.tcl
+++ b/tcl/startup/frappy.tcl
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ proc get_param_values {hp} {
 }
 
 proc check_or_do {doit service cfgs} {
-  # result: 1: no change needed, 0: change needed, 2: failure
+  # result: 1: no change needed, 0: change needed, "ERROR:...": failure
   set result 1
   set config ""
   set stick ""
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ proc check_or_do {doit service cfgs} {
       if {$doit} {
         if {[hval /device/confirmed] eq [hval /device/name]} {
           set msg "do not allow frappy to change from [hval /device/name] to $config"
-          clientlog $msg
+          clientlog ERROR:$msg
           return $msg
         }
         clientlog 0