diff --git a/src/plugins/select/cons_res/job_test.c b/src/plugins/select/cons_res/job_test.c
index 76ccb1b5b42eeac415e8114d7901120aaac65454..4d82e378003f18334aadb9cec0d59d1bf1dff1c4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/select/cons_res/job_test.c
+++ b/src/plugins/select/cons_res/job_test.c
@@ -2172,6 +2172,10 @@ extern int cr_job_test(struct job_record *job_ptr, bitstr_t *node_bitmap,
 		FREE_NULL_BITMAP(free_cores);
 		FREE_NULL_BITMAP(avail_cores);
 		xfree(cpu_count);
+		if (select_debug_flags & DEBUG_FLAG_CPU_BIND) {
+			info("cons_res: cr_job_test: test 0 fail: "
+			     "waiting for switches");
+		}
 		return SLURM_ERROR;
 	}
 	if (cr_type == CR_MEMORY) {