diff --git a/netd/BpfHandler.cpp b/netd/BpfHandler.cpp
index 2a9892f830a676616ce6abc7459369b5a6b89cf0..a00c3632543e55f93b3099c5ae7e705f4856efe6 100644
--- a/netd/BpfHandler.cpp
+++ b/netd/BpfHandler.cpp
@@ -53,14 +53,10 @@ static Status attachProgramToCgroup(const char* programPath, const unique_fd& cg
                                     bpf_attach_type type) {
     unique_fd cgroupProg(retrieveProgram(programPath));
     if (!cgroupProg.ok()) {
-        const int err = errno;
-        ALOGE("Failed to get program from %s: %s", programPath, strerror(err));
-        return statusFromErrno(err, "cgroup program get failed");
+        return statusFromErrno(errno, fmt::format("Failed to get program from {}", programPath));
     }
     if (android::bpf::attachProgram(type, cgroupProg, cgroupFd)) {
-        const int err = errno;
-        ALOGE("Program from %s attach failed: %s", programPath, strerror(err));
-        return statusFromErrno(err, "program attach failed");
+        return statusFromErrno(errno, fmt::format("Program {} attach failed", programPath));
     }
     return netdutils::status::ok;
 }
@@ -68,50 +64,38 @@ static Status attachProgramToCgroup(const char* programPath, const unique_fd& cg
 static Status checkProgramAccessible(const char* programPath) {
     unique_fd prog(retrieveProgram(programPath));
     if (!prog.ok()) {
-        const int err = errno;
-        ALOGE("Failed to get program from %s: %s", programPath, strerror(err));
-        return statusFromErrno(err, "program retrieve failed");
+        return statusFromErrno(errno, fmt::format("Failed to get program from {}", programPath));
     }
     return netdutils::status::ok;
 }
 
 static Status initPrograms(const char* cg2_path) {
-    if (!cg2_path) {
-        ALOGE("cg2_path is NULL");
-        return statusFromErrno(EINVAL, "cg2_path is NULL");
-    }
+    if (!cg2_path) return Status("cg2_path is NULL");
 
     // This code was mainlined in T, so this should be trivially satisfied.
-    if (!modules::sdklevel::IsAtLeastT()) {
-        ALOGE("S- platform is unsupported");
-        abort();
-    }
+    if (!modules::sdklevel::IsAtLeastT()) return Status("S- platform is unsupported");
 
     // S requires eBPF support which was only added in 4.9, so this should be satisfied.
     if (!bpf::isAtLeastKernelVersion(4, 9, 0)) {
-        ALOGE("kernel version < 4.9.0 is unsupported");
-        abort();
+        return Status("kernel version < 4.9.0 is unsupported");
     }
 
     // U bumps the kernel requirement up to 4.14
     if (modules::sdklevel::IsAtLeastU() && !bpf::isAtLeastKernelVersion(4, 14, 0)) {
-        ALOGE("U+ platform with kernel version < 4.14.0 is unsupported");
-        abort();
+        return Status("U+ platform with kernel version < 4.14.0 is unsupported");
     }
 
     if (modules::sdklevel::IsAtLeastV()) {
         // V bumps the kernel requirement up to 4.19
         // see also: //system/netd/tests/kernel_test.cpp TestKernel419
         if (!bpf::isAtLeastKernelVersion(4, 19, 0)) {
-            ALOGE("V+ platform with kernel version < 4.19.0 is unsupported");
-            abort();
+            return Status("V+ platform with kernel version < 4.19.0 is unsupported");
         }
 
         // Technically already required by U, but only enforce on V+
         // see also: //system/netd/tests/kernel_test.cpp TestKernel64Bit
         if (bpf::isKernel32Bit() && bpf::isAtLeastKernelVersion(5, 16, 0)) {
-            ALOGE("V+ platform with 32 bit kernel, version >= 5.16.0 is unsupported");
-            abort();
+            return Status("V+ platform with 32 bit kernel, version >= 5.16.0 is unsupported");
         }
     }
 
@@ -123,14 +107,12 @@ static Status initPrograms(const char* cg2_path) {
     // problems are AFAIK limited to various CAP_NET_ADMIN protected interfaces.
     // see also: //system/bpf/bpfloader/BpfLoader.cpp main()
     if (bpf::isUserspace32bit() && bpf::isAtLeastKernelVersion(6, 2, 0)) {
-        ALOGE("32 bit userspace with Kernel version >= 6.2.0 is unsupported");
-        abort();
+        return Status("32 bit userspace with Kernel version >= 6.2.0 is unsupported");
     }
 
     // U mandates this mount point (though it should also be the case on T)
     if (modules::sdklevel::IsAtLeastU() && !!strcmp(cg2_path, "/sys/fs/cgroup")) {
-        ALOGE("U+ platform with cg2_path != /sys/fs/cgroup is unsupported");
-        abort();
+        return Status("U+ platform with cg2_path != /sys/fs/cgroup is unsupported");
     }
 
     unique_fd cg_fd(open(cg2_path, O_DIRECTORY | O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC));
diff --git a/netd/NetdUpdatable.cpp b/netd/NetdUpdatable.cpp
index 41b1fdbb12aa2a92e10661bed5d251b1b6eb9b99..8b9e5a759c589c74de9e3bd4cc6de40a0f7f9f53 100644
--- a/netd/NetdUpdatable.cpp
+++ b/netd/NetdUpdatable.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int libnetd_updatable_init(const char* cg2_path) {
 
     android::netdutils::Status ret = sBpfHandler.init(cg2_path);
     if (!android::netdutils::isOk(ret)) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": BPF handler init failed";
+        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": Failed. " << ret.code() << " " << ret.msg();
         return -ret.code();
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/staticlibs/netd/libnetdutils/include/netdutils/Status.h b/staticlibs/netd/libnetdutils/include/netdutils/Status.h
index 7b0bd4729daeb6a02d5d84c4fa9e0f0df6a7cb9e..34f3bb24fc4f29624ac0770c29cbbce6792d430d 100644
--- a/staticlibs/netd/libnetdutils/include/netdutils/Status.h
+++ b/staticlibs/netd/libnetdutils/include/netdutils/Status.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class [[nodiscard]] Status {
     // Constructs an error Status, |code| must be non-zero.
     Status(int code, std::string msg) : mCode(code), mMsg(std::move(msg)) { assert(!ok()); }
 
+    // Constructs an error Status with message. Error |code| is unspecified.
+    explicit Status(std::string msg) : Status(std::numeric_limits<int>::max(), std::move(msg)) {}
+
     Status(android::base::Result<void> result)
         : mCode(result.ok() ? 0 : static_cast<int>(result.error().code())),
           mMsg(result.ok() ? "" : result.error().message()) {}