diff --git a/src/s3fs.cpp b/src/s3fs.cpp
index 04686d4..812a576 100644
--- a/src/s3fs.cpp
+++ b/src/s3fs.cpp
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ int put_headers(const char* path, headers_t& meta, bool is_copy, bool update_mti
     if(buf.st_size >= FIVE_GB){
         // multipart
         if(nocopyapi || nomultipart){
+            S3FS_PRN_WARN("Metadata update failed because the file is larger than 5GB and the options nocopyapi or nomultipart are set: [path=%s]", path);
             return -EFBIG;    // File too large
         }
         if(0 != (result = s3fscurl.MultipartHeadRequest(path, buf.st_size, meta, is_copy))){