diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/outofbandmanagement/OutOfBandManagementService.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/outofbandmanagement/OutOfBandManagementService.java
index 4f6f1ad66c93..789961a229f3 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/outofbandmanagement/OutOfBandManagementService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/outofbandmanagement/OutOfBandManagementService.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public interface OutOfBandManagementService {
 
     long getId();
     boolean isOutOfBandManagementEnabled(Host host);
+    boolean isOutOfBandManagementEnabledForHost(Long hostId);
     void submitBackgroundPowerSyncTask(Host host);
     boolean transitionPowerStateToDisabled(List<Long> hostIds);
 
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/kvm/ha/KVMHAProvider.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/kvm/ha/KVMHAProvider.java
index b937be5265b7..f819e3d2da20 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/kvm/ha/KVMHAProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/kvm/ha/KVMHAProvider.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public final class KVMHAProvider extends HAAbstractHostProvider implements HAPro
 
     @Override
     public boolean isEligible(final Host host) {
-       if (outOfBandManagementService.isOutOfBandManagementEnabled(host)){
+       if (outOfBandManagementService.isOutOfBandManagementEnabled(host)) {
             return !isInMaintenanceMode(host) && !isDisabled(host) &&
                     hostActivityChecker.getNeighbors(host).length > 0 &&
                     (Hypervisor.HypervisorType.KVM.equals(host.getHypervisorType()) ||
@@ -57,45 +57,54 @@ public boolean isEligible(final Host host) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean isHealthy(final Host r) throws HACheckerException {
-        return hostActivityChecker.isHealthy(r);
+    public boolean isHealthy(final Host host) throws HACheckerException {
+        return hostActivityChecker.isHealthy(host);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean hasActivity(final Host r, final DateTime suspectTime) throws HACheckerException {
-        return hostActivityChecker.isActive(r, suspectTime);
+    public boolean hasActivity(final Host host, final DateTime suspectTime) throws HACheckerException {
+        return hostActivityChecker.isActive(host, suspectTime);
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean recover(Host r) throws HARecoveryException {
+    public boolean recover(Host host) throws HARecoveryException {
         try {
-            if (outOfBandManagementService.isOutOfBandManagementEnabled(r)){
-                final OutOfBandManagementResponse resp = outOfBandManagementService.executePowerOperation(r, PowerOperation.RESET, null);
+            if (outOfBandManagementService.isOutOfBandManagementEnabled(host)) {
+                final OutOfBandManagementResponse resp = outOfBandManagementService.executePowerOperation(host, PowerOperation.RESET, null);
                 return resp.getSuccess();
             } else {
-                logger.warn("OOBM recover operation failed for the host {}", r);
+                logger.warn("OOBM recover operation failed for the host {}", host);
                 return false;
             }
-        } catch (Exception e){
-            logger.warn("OOBM service is not configured or enabled for this host {} error is {}", r, e.getMessage());
-            throw new HARecoveryException(String.format(" OOBM service is not configured or enabled for this host %s", r), e);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            String msg = "Failed to recover host " + host;
+            if (host != null && !outOfBandManagementService.isOutOfBandManagementEnabledForHost(host.getId())) {
+                msg = "OOBM service is not configured or enabled for this host " + host;
+            }
+
+            logger.warn("{}, error is {}", msg, e.getMessage());
+            throw new HARecoveryException(msg, e);
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean fence(Host r) throws HAFenceException {
-
+    public boolean fence(Host host) throws HAFenceException {
         try {
-            if (outOfBandManagementService.isOutOfBandManagementEnabled(r)){
-                final OutOfBandManagementResponse resp = outOfBandManagementService.executePowerOperation(r, PowerOperation.OFF, null);
+            if (outOfBandManagementService.isOutOfBandManagementEnabled(host)){
+                final OutOfBandManagementResponse resp = outOfBandManagementService.executePowerOperation(host, PowerOperation.OFF, null);
                 return resp.getSuccess();
             } else {
-                logger.warn("OOBM fence operation failed for this host {}", r);
+                logger.warn("OOBM fence operation failed for this host {}", host);
                 return false;
             }
-        } catch (Exception e){
-            logger.warn("OOBM service is not configured or enabled for this host {} error is {}", r, e.getMessage());
-            throw new HAFenceException(String.format("OBM service is not configured or enabled for this host %s", r.getName()), e);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            String msg = "Failed to fence host " + host;
+            if (host != null && !outOfBandManagementService.isOutOfBandManagementEnabledForHost(host.getId())) {
+                msg = "OOBM service is not configured or enabled for this host " + host;
+            }
+
+            logger.warn("{}, error is {}", msg, e.getMessage());
+            throw new HAFenceException(msg, e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/outofbandmanagement/OutOfBandManagementServiceImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/outofbandmanagement/OutOfBandManagementServiceImpl.java
index d5013f71cb5a..611c386c3dac 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/outofbandmanagement/OutOfBandManagementServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/outofbandmanagement/OutOfBandManagementServiceImpl.java
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ private boolean isOutOfBandManagementEnabledForZone(Long zoneId) {
         }
         final DataCenterDetailVO zoneDetails = dataCenterDetailsDao.findDetail(zoneId, OOBM_ENABLED_DETAIL);
         if (zoneDetails != null && StringUtils.isNotEmpty(zoneDetails.getValue()) && !Boolean.valueOf(zoneDetails.getValue())) {
+            logger.debug("Out-of-band management disabled for zone {}", zoneId);
             return false;
         }
         return true;
@@ -247,12 +248,13 @@ private boolean isOutOfBandManagementEnabledForCluster(Long clusterId) {
         }
         final ClusterDetailsVO clusterDetails = clusterDetailsDao.findDetail(clusterId, OOBM_ENABLED_DETAIL);
         if (clusterDetails != null && StringUtils.isNotEmpty(clusterDetails.getValue()) && !Boolean.valueOf(clusterDetails.getValue())) {
+            logger.debug("Out-of-band management disabled for cluster {}", clusterId);
             return false;
         }
         return true;
     }
 
-    private boolean isOutOfBandManagementEnabledForHost(Long hostId) {
+    public boolean isOutOfBandManagementEnabledForHost(Long hostId) {
         if (hostId == null) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -266,6 +268,7 @@ private boolean isOutOfBandManagementEnabledForHost(Long hostId) {
 
         final OutOfBandManagement outOfBandManagementConfig = outOfBandManagementDao.findByHost(hostId);
         if (outOfBandManagementConfig == null || !outOfBandManagementConfig.isEnabled()) {
+            logger.debug("Out-of-band management disabled for host {}", hostId);
             return false;
         }
         return true;