diff --git a/src/pipewire/conf.c b/src/pipewire/conf.c
index 91b96c50c..755b2792e 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/conf.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/conf.c
@@ -299,8 +299,10 @@ static int parse_spa_libs(struct pw_context *context, char *str)
 	int count = 0;
 
 	spa_json_init(&it[0], str, strlen(str));
-	if (spa_json_enter_object(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0)
+	if (spa_json_enter_object(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0) {
+		pw_log_error("config file error: context.spa-libs is not an object");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	while (spa_json_get_string(&it[1], key, sizeof(key)-1) > 0) {
 		const char *val;
@@ -351,8 +353,10 @@ static int parse_modules(struct pw_context *context, char *str)
 	int res = 0, count = 0;
 
 	spa_json_init(&it[0], str, strlen(str));
-	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0)
+	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0) {
+		pw_log_error("config file error: context.modules is not an array");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	while (spa_json_enter_object(&it[1], &it[2]) > 0) {
 		char *name = NULL, *args = NULL, *flags = NULL;
@@ -433,8 +437,10 @@ static int parse_objects(struct pw_context *context, char *str)
 	int res = 0, count = 0;
 
 	spa_json_init(&it[0], str, strlen(str));
-	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0)
+	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0) {
+		pw_log_error("config file error: context.objects is not an array");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	while (spa_json_enter_object(&it[1], &it[2]) > 0) {
 		char *factory = NULL, *args = NULL, *flags = NULL;
@@ -518,8 +524,10 @@ static int parse_exec(struct pw_context *context, char *str)
 	int res = 0, count = 0;
 
 	spa_json_init(&it[0], str, strlen(str));
-	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0)
+	if (spa_json_enter_array(&it[0], &it[1]) < 0) {
+		pw_log_error("config file error: context.exec is not an array");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	while (spa_json_enter_object(&it[1], &it[2]) > 0) {
 		char *path = NULL, *args = NULL;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index cdd2b0722..efb79f9c4 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -366,7 +366,10 @@ struct pw_context *pw_context_new(struct pw_loop *main_loop,
 	pw_log_info(NAME" %p: parsed %d context.spa-libs items", this, res);
 	if ((res = pw_context_parse_conf_section(this, conf, "context.modules")) < 0)
 		goto error_free_loop;
-	pw_log_info(NAME" %p: parsed %d context.modules items", this, res);
+	if (res > 0)
+		pw_log_info(NAME" %p: parsed %d context.modules items", this, res);
+	else
+		pw_log_warn(NAME "%p: no modules loaded from context.modules", this);
 	if ((res = pw_context_parse_conf_section(this, conf, "context.objects")) < 0)
 		goto error_free_loop;
 	pw_log_info(NAME" %p: parsed %d context.objects items", this, res);