diff --git a/src/core/dbus-service.c b/src/core/dbus-service.c
index 77e9a08bdd..85eb99f218 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-service.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-service.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static int bus_service_method_mount(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_
 
         r = unit_can_live_mount(u, error);
         if (r < 0)
-                return r;
+                return log_unit_debug_errno(u, r, "Cannot schedule live mount operation: %s", bus_error_message(error, r));
 
         r = mac_selinux_unit_access_check(u, message, "start", error);
         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/core/service.c b/src/core/service.c
index 8f4cd63670..dfad574e65 100644
--- a/src/core/service.c
+++ b/src/core/service.c
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static void service_dump(Unit *u, FILE *f, const char *prefix) {
                 "%sResult: %s\n"
                 "%sReload Result: %s\n"
                 "%sClean Result: %s\n"
-                "%sMount Result: %s\n"
+                "%sLiveMount Result: %s\n"
                 "%sPermissionsStartOnly: %s\n"
                 "%sRootDirectoryStartOnly: %s\n"
                 "%sRemainAfterExit: %s\n"
@@ -5309,18 +5309,12 @@ static int service_can_live_mount(const Unit *u, sd_bus_error *error) {
         assert(u);
 
         /* Ensure that the unit runs in a private mount namespace */
-        if (!exec_needs_mount_namespace(unit_get_exec_context(u), /* params= */ NULL, unit_get_exec_runtime(u))) {
-
-                /* This is also called in property_get_can_live_mount(). Suppress the debugging log when called in it. */
-                if (error)
-                        log_unit_debug(u, "Unit not running in private mount namespace, cannot live mount");
-
+        if (!exec_needs_mount_namespace(unit_get_exec_context(u), /* params= */ NULL, unit_get_exec_runtime(u)))
                 return sd_bus_error_setf(
                                 error,
                                 SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS,
-                                "Live mounting for unit '%s' cannot be scheduled: unit not running in private mount namespace",
+                                "Unit '%s' not running in private mount namespace, cannot live mount.",
                                 u->id);
-        }
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index 684fe698ee..4384e3bfcb 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -6396,24 +6396,20 @@ Condition *unit_find_failed_condition(Unit *u) {
 int unit_can_live_mount(const Unit *u, sd_bus_error *error) {
         assert(u);
 
-        if (!UNIT_VTABLE(u)->live_mount) {
-                log_unit_debug(u, "Live mounting not supported for unit type '%s'", unit_type_to_string(u->type));
+        if (!UNIT_VTABLE(u)->live_mount)
                 return sd_bus_error_setf(
                                 error,
                                 SD_BUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS,
-                                "Live mounting for unit '%s' cannot be scheduled: live mounting not supported for unit type '%s'",
-                                u->id,
-                                unit_type_to_string(u->type));
-        }
+                                "Live mounting not supported for unit type '%s' of unit '%s'.",
+                                unit_type_to_string(u->type),
+                                u->id);
 
-        if (u->load_state != UNIT_LOADED) {
-                log_unit_debug(u, "Unit not loaded");
+        if (u->load_state != UNIT_LOADED)
                 return sd_bus_error_setf(
                                 error,
                                 BUS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_UNIT,
-                                "Live mounting for unit '%s' cannot be scheduled: unit not loaded",
+                                "Unit '%s' not loaded, cannot live mount.",
                                 u->id);
-        }
 
         if (!UNIT_VTABLE(u)->can_live_mount)
                 return 0;