diff --git a/src/routing_layer/etcp_router.c b/src/routing_layer/etcp_router.c
index ebac575f..17a6ad09 100644
--- a/src/routing_layer/etcp_router.c
+++ b/src/routing_layer/etcp_router.c
@@ -966,10 +966,13 @@ static void router_handle_ack(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, struct ETCP_ROUTER_CON
 
 static void router_forward_transit(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, struct ll_entry* entry,
                                     struct SVC_ROUTE_HDR* hdr) {
-    struct ETCP_CONN* next = topo_group_find_conn_for_node(topo_groups_find(inst->topo_groups, hdr->group_id), hdr->dst_node_id);
+    struct TOPO_GROUP* group = topo_groups_find(inst->topo_groups, hdr->group_id);
+    struct ETCP_CONN* next = topo_group_find_conn_for_node(group, hdr->dst_node_id);
     if (!next) {
-        DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_ETCPROUTE, "etcp_router: no route to %016llx svc_id=%u, dropping",
-                   (unsigned long long)hdr->dst_node_id, hdr->svc_id);
+        DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_ETCPROUTE, "etcp_router: no route to %016llx svc_id=%u, dropping (group=%016llx nodes=%d)",
+                   (unsigned long long)hdr->dst_node_id, hdr->svc_id,
+                   (unsigned long long)hdr->group_id,
+                   group && group->nodes ? queue_entry_count(group->nodes) : -1);
         free_entry(entry); return;
     }
     struct TRANSIT_QUEUE* tq = transit_queue_find(next, hdr->group_id, hdr->src_node_id, hdr->dst_node_id);