diff --git a/extras/strfry/ldap-policy.ts b/extras/strfry/ldap-policy.ts
index a8f5646..ad932f0 100644
--- a/extras/strfry/ldap-policy.ts
+++ b/extras/strfry/ldap-policy.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ export class LdapPolicy implements NPolicy {
       }
     } catch (e) {
       out['accept'] = false;
-      out['msg'] = `Auth service temporarily unavailable: ${e.message}`;
+      out['msg'] = 'Auth service temporarily unavailable';
+      console.warn(`[ldap-policy] Auth service temporarily unavailable: ${e.message}`)
     } finally {
       await client.unbind();
       return ['OK', id, out['accept'], out['msg']];