if (ctrl->ctrl.state == NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING) {
                __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios(ctrl, true);
                set_bit(ASSOC_FAILED, &ctrl->flags);
+               dev_warn(ctrl->ctrl.device,
+                       "NVME-FC{%d}: transport error during (re)connect\n",
+                       ctrl->cnum);
                return;
        }
 
         */
 
        ret = nvme_enable_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
-       if (ret || test_bit(ASSOC_FAILED, &ctrl->flags))
+       if (!ret && test_bit(ASSOC_FAILED, &ctrl->flags))
+               ret = -EIO;
+       if (ret)
                goto out_disconnect_admin_queue;
 
        ctrl->ctrl.max_segments = ctrl->lport->ops->max_sgl_segments;
        nvme_unquiesce_admin_queue(&ctrl->ctrl);
 
        ret = nvme_init_ctrl_finish(&ctrl->ctrl, false);
-       if (ret || test_bit(ASSOC_FAILED, &ctrl->flags))
+       if (!ret && test_bit(ASSOC_FAILED, &ctrl->flags))
+               ret = -EIO;
+       if (ret)
                goto out_disconnect_admin_queue;
 
        /* sanity checks */
                else
                        ret = nvme_fc_recreate_io_queues(ctrl);
        }
-       if (ret || test_bit(ASSOC_FAILED, &ctrl->flags))
+       if (!ret && test_bit(ASSOC_FAILED, &ctrl->flags))
+               ret = -EIO;
+       if (ret)
                goto out_term_aen_ops;
 
        changed = nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_LIVE);
 out_term_aen_ops:
        nvme_fc_term_aen_ops(ctrl);
 out_disconnect_admin_queue:
+       dev_warn(ctrl->ctrl.device,
+               "NVME-FC{%d}: create_assoc failed, assoc_id %llx ret %d\n",
+               ctrl->cnum, ctrl->association_id, ret);
        /* send a Disconnect(association) LS to fc-nvme target */
        nvme_fc_xmt_disconnect_assoc(ctrl);
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ctrl->lock, flags);