diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
index 0f473eed9..dc595dae4 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
@@ -603,19 +603,12 @@ spdk_nvmf_tgt_listen(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt,
 		     struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport;
-	const char *trtype;
 	int rc;
 
 	transport = spdk_nvmf_tgt_get_transport(tgt, trid->trstring);
 	if (!transport) {
-		trtype = spdk_nvme_transport_id_trtype_str(trid->trtype);
-		if (trtype != NULL) {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to listen on transport %s. The transport must be created first.\n", trtype);
-		} else {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("The specified trtype %d is unknown. Please make sure that it is properly registered.\n",
-				    trid->trtype);
-		}
-
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to find %s transport. The transport must be created first also make sure it is properly registered.\n",
+			    trid->trstring);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -632,19 +625,12 @@ spdk_nvmf_tgt_stop_listen(struct spdk_nvmf_tgt *tgt,
 			  struct spdk_nvme_transport_id *trid)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_transport *transport;
-	const char *trtype;
 	int rc;
 
 	transport = spdk_nvmf_tgt_get_transport(tgt, trid->trstring);
 	if (!transport) {
-		trtype = spdk_nvme_transport_id_trtype_str(trid->trtype);
-		if (trtype != NULL) {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to stop listen on transport %s. The transport must be created first.\n",
-				    trtype);
-		} else {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("The specified trtype %d is unknown. Please make sure that it is properly registered.\n",
-				    trid->trtype);
-		}
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to find %s transport. The transport must be created first also make sure it is properly registered.\n",
+			    trid->trstring);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_rpc.c b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_rpc.c
index fa3494829..6a7240d70 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf_rpc.c
@@ -1007,6 +1007,8 @@ rpc_nvmf_subsystem_remove_listener(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 
 	ctx->transport = spdk_nvmf_tgt_get_transport(tgt, ctx->trid.trstring);
 	if (!ctx->transport) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to find %s transport. The transport must be created first also make sure it is properly registered.\n",
+			    ctx->trid.trstring);
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(ctx->request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS,
 						 "Invalid parameters");
 		nvmf_rpc_listener_ctx_free(ctx);
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
index fd2f9992b..50ade8019 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/subsystem.c
@@ -972,8 +972,9 @@ spdk_nvmf_subsystem_add_listener(struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem,
 	}
 
 	transport = spdk_nvmf_tgt_get_transport(subsystem->tgt, trid->trstring);
-	if (transport == NULL) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unknown transport type %d\n", trid->trtype);
+	if (!transport) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to find %s transport. The transport must be created first also make sure it is properly registered.\n",
+			    trid->trstring);
 		cb_fn(cb_arg, -EINVAL);
 		return;
 	}