diff --git a/playwright.go b/playwright.go
index aefbdb7..e054be9 100644
--- a/playwright.go
+++ b/playwright.go
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ func NewPlayWrightBrowser(opts ...PlayWrightBrowserOptions) (Browser, error) {
 			if opt.DontLaunchOnConnectFailure {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			slog.Warn("failed to connect to playwright server, launching local browser", "err", err)
 			launch = true
 		}
 	}