diff --git a/osu.Desktop/NVAPI.cs b/osu.Desktop/NVAPI.cs
index 0b09613ba0..1fc04aff59 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/NVAPI.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/NVAPI.cs
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
                 // Make sure that this is a laptop.
                 IntPtr[] gpus = new IntPtr[64];
-                if (checkError(EnumPhysicalGPUs(gpus, out int gpuCount)))
+                if (checkError(EnumPhysicalGPUs(gpus, out int gpuCount), nameof(EnumPhysicalGPUs)))
                     return false;
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < gpuCount; i++)
                 {
-                    if (checkError(GetSystemType(gpus[i], out var type)))
+                    if (checkError(GetSystemType(gpus[i], out var type), nameof(GetSystemType)))
                         return false;
 
                     if (type == NvSystemType.LAPTOP)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
                 bool success = setSetting(NvSettingID.OGL_THREAD_CONTROL_ID, (uint)value);
 
-                Logger.Log(success ? $"Threaded optimizations set to \"{value}\"!" : "Threaded optimizations set failed!");
+                Logger.Log(success ? $"[NVAPI] Threaded optimizations set to \"{value}\"!" : "[NVAPI] Threaded optimizations set failed!");
             }
         }
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
             uint numApps = profile.NumOfApps;
 
-            if (checkError(EnumApplications(sessionHandle, profileHandle, 0, ref numApps, applications)))
+            if (checkError(EnumApplications(sessionHandle, profileHandle, 0, ref numApps, applications), nameof(EnumApplications)))
                 return false;
 
             for (uint i = 0; i < numApps; i++)
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
             isApplicationSpecific = true;
 
-            if (checkError(FindApplicationByName(sessionHandle, osu_filename, out profileHandle, ref application)))
+            if (checkError(FindApplicationByName(sessionHandle, osu_filename, out profileHandle, ref application), nameof(FindApplicationByName)))
             {
                 isApplicationSpecific = false;
-                if (checkError(GetCurrentGlobalProfile(sessionHandle, out profileHandle)))
+                if (checkError(GetCurrentGlobalProfile(sessionHandle, out profileHandle), nameof(GetCurrentGlobalProfile)))
                     return false;
             }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
 
             newProfile.GPUSupport[0] = 1;
 
-            if (checkError(CreateProfile(sessionHandle, ref newProfile, out profileHandle)))
+            if (checkError(CreateProfile(sessionHandle, ref newProfile, out profileHandle), nameof(CreateProfile)))
                 return false;
 
             return true;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                 SettingID = settingId
             };
 
-            if (checkError(GetSetting(sessionHandle, profileHandle, settingId, ref setting)))
+            if (checkError(GetSetting(sessionHandle, profileHandle, settingId, ref setting), nameof(GetSetting)))
                 return false;
 
             return true;
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             };
 
             // Set the thread state
-            if (checkError(SetSetting(sessionHandle, profileHandle, ref newSetting)))
+            if (checkError(SetSetting(sessionHandle, profileHandle, ref newSetting), nameof(SetSetting)))
                 return false;
 
             // Get the profile (needed to check app count)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             {
                 Version = NvProfile.Stride
             };
-            if (checkError(GetProfileInfo(sessionHandle, profileHandle, ref profile)))
+            if (checkError(GetProfileInfo(sessionHandle, profileHandle, ref profile), nameof(GetProfileInfo)))
                 return false;
 
             if (!containsApplication(profileHandle, profile, out application))
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                 application.AppName = osu_filename;
                 application.UserFriendlyName = APPLICATION_NAME;
 
-                if (checkError(CreateApplication(sessionHandle, profileHandle, ref application)))
+                if (checkError(CreateApplication(sessionHandle, profileHandle, ref application), nameof(CreateApplication)))
                     return false;
             }
 
             // Save!
-            return !checkError(SaveSettings(sessionHandle));
+            return !checkError(SaveSettings(sessionHandle), nameof(SaveSettings));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -346,20 +346,25 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         /// <returns>If the operation succeeded.</returns>
         private static bool createSession()
         {
-            if (checkError(CreateSession(out sessionHandle)))
+            if (checkError(CreateSession(out sessionHandle), nameof(CreateSession)))
                 return false;
 
             // Load settings into session
-            if (checkError(LoadSettings(sessionHandle)))
+            if (checkError(LoadSettings(sessionHandle), nameof(LoadSettings)))
                 return false;
 
             return true;
         }
 
-        private static bool checkError(NvStatus status)
+        private static bool checkError(NvStatus status, string caller)
         {
             Status = status;
-            return status != NvStatus.OK;
+
+            bool hasError = status != NvStatus.OK;
+            if (hasError)
+                Logger.Log($"[NVAPI] {caller} call failed with status code {status}");
+
+            return hasError;
         }
 
         static NVAPI()