diff --git a/pkg/meta/sql.go b/pkg/meta/sql.go
index cdbe46a52746..e689959e5186 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/sql.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/sql.go
@@ -840,6 +840,9 @@ func (m *dbMeta) txn(f func(s *xorm.Session) error, inodes ...Ino) error {
 		if eno, ok := err.(syscall.Errno); ok && eno == 0 {
 			err = nil
 		}
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Warnf("Transaction failed: %s", err)
+		}
 		if err != nil && m.shouldRetry(err) {
 			m.txRestart.Add(1)
 			logger.Debugf("Transaction failed, restart it (tried %d): %s", i+1, err)