diff --git a/changelog.d/publisher_log.change b/changelog.d/publisher_log.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f85f5a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/publisher_log.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Publisher errors will now emit logs indicating the inbox that was not available for delivery.
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
index e0dd2e7c9..103b00f11 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Publisher do
     else
       {_post_result, response} = e ->
         unless params[:unreachable_since], do: Instances.set_unreachable(inbox)
-        Logger.error("Failed to publish activity #{id} #{inspect(e)}")
+        Logger.metadata(activity: id, inbox: inbox, status: code)
+        Logger.error("Publisher failed to inbox #{inbox} with status #{code}")
         {:error, response}
     end
   end