diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 158f410c3..f5319722e 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -458,3 +458,7 @@
 - Made typing /kline, /shun, /zline, and /gzline correctly report the correct /stats flag,
   and these commands now produce the same output as the respective /stats flag they emulate
   (#0002149) reported by Snake
+- Renamed some calls from report_error() to report_baderror() since otherwise the errors are
+  hardly ever seen (unless you have +s +j set). For example a bad link::bind-ip only caused
+  "Couldn't connect to xxxxxx" without any meaningful error message. Additionally, errors
+  sent to report_baderror() are now logged.
diff --git a/src/s_bsd.c b/src/s_bsd.c
index 07f9c7ba9..bda324d64 100644
--- a/src/s_bsd.c
+++ b/src/s_bsd.c
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ void report_baderror(char *text, aClient *cptr)
 				errtmp = err;
 #endif
 	sendto_umode(UMODE_OPER, text, host, STRERROR(errtmp));
+	ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, text, host, STRERROR(errtmp));
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ int  inetport(aClient *cptr, char *name, int port)
 	{
 #if !defined(DEBUGMODE) && !defined(_WIN32)
 #endif
-		report_error("Cannot open stream socket() %s:%s", cptr);
+		report_baderror("Cannot open stream socket() %s:%s", cptr);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	else if (++OpenFiles >= MAXCLIENTS)
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ int  inetport(aClient *cptr, char *name, int port)
 			ircsprintf(backupbuf, "Error binding stream socket to IP %s port %i",
 				ipname, port);
 			strlcat(backupbuf, " - %s:%s", sizeof backupbuf);
-			report_error(backupbuf, cptr);
+			report_baderror(backupbuf, cptr);
 #if !defined(_WIN32) && defined(INET6)
 			/* Check if ipv4-over-ipv6 (::ffff:a.b.c.d, RFC2553
 			 * section 3.7) is disabled, like at newer FreeBSD's. -- Syzop
@@ -1740,7 +1741,7 @@ int  read_message(time_t delay, fdlist *listp)
 			return -1;
 		else if (nfds >= 0)
 			break;
-		report_error("select %s:%s", &me);
+		report_baderror("select %s:%s", &me);
 		res++;
 		if (res > 5)
 			restart("too many select errors");
@@ -1840,7 +1841,7 @@ int  read_message(time_t delay, fdlist *listp)
 			if ((fd = accept(cptr->fd, NULL, NULL)) < 0)
 			{
 		        if ((ERRNO != P_EWOULDBLOCK) && (ERRNO != P_ECONNABORTED))
-					report_error("Cannot accept connections %s:%s", cptr);
+					report_baderror("Cannot accept connections %s:%s", cptr);
 				break;
 			}
 			ircstp->is_ac++;
@@ -2492,7 +2493,7 @@ static struct SOCKADDR *connect_inet(ConfigItem_link *aconf, aClient *cptr, int
 					 get_client_name(cptr, TRUE));
 		  return NULL;
 		}
-		report_error("opening stream socket to server %s:%s", cptr);
+		report_baderror("opening stream socket to server %s:%s", cptr);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (++OpenFiles >= MAXCLIENTS)
@@ -2518,7 +2519,7 @@ static struct SOCKADDR *connect_inet(ConfigItem_link *aconf, aClient *cptr, int
 	}
 	if (bind(cptr->fd, (struct SOCKADDR *)&server, sizeof(server)) == -1)
 	{
-		report_error("error binding to local port for %s:%s", cptr);
+		report_baderror("error binding to local port for %s:%s", cptr);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	bzero((char *)&server, sizeof(server));