diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
index b3e5a6a4e..6f7e5f5a3 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/limesdrinput/limesdrinput.cpp
@@ -178,15 +178,23 @@ bool LimeSDRInput::start()
         qCritical("LimeSDRInput::start: cannot setup the stream on Rx channel %lu", m_deviceShared.m_channel);
         return false;
     }
+    else
+    {
+        qDebug("LimeSDRInput::start: stream set up on Rx channel %lu", m_deviceShared.m_channel);
+    }
 
     // start / stop streaming is done in the thread.
 
     if ((m_limeSDRInputThread = new LimeSDRInputThread(&m_streamId, &m_sampleFifo)) == 0)
     {
-        qFatal("LimeSDRInput::start: out of memory");
+        qFatal("LimeSDRInput::start: cannot create thread");
         stop();
         return false;
     }
+    else
+    {
+        qDebug("LimeSDRInput::start: thread created");
+    }
 
     m_limeSDRInputThread->setLog2Decimation(m_settings.m_log2SoftDecim);
     m_limeSDRInputThread->setFcPos((int) m_settings.m_fcPos);