diff --git a/src/libYARP_OS/src/Run.cpp b/src/libYARP_OS/src/Run.cpp
index 55552a6479d..a6e25d9548f 100644
--- a/src/libYARP_OS/src/Run.cpp
+++ b/src/libYARP_OS/src/Run.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <yarp/os/Network.h>
 #include <yarp/os/Os.h>
+#include <yarp/os/LogStream.h>
 #include <yarp/os/RpcClient.h>
 #include <yarp/os/SystemInfo.h>
 #include <yarp/os/SystemInfoSerializer.h>
@@ -494,8 +495,10 @@ int yarp::os::Run::server()
 
     if (!port.open(mPortName.c_str()))
     {
+        yError() << "Yarprun failed to open port: " << mPortName.c_str();
         return YARPRUN_ERROR;
     }
+    yInfo() << "Yarprun succesfully started on port: " << mPortName.c_str();
 
     pServerPort=&port;
 
@@ -870,10 +873,12 @@ int yarp::os::Run::server()
 
         if (!port.open(mPortName.c_str()))
         {
-            if (mPortName[0]!='/') fprintf(stderr, "Invalid port name '%s', it should start with '/'\n", mPortName.c_str());
+            yError() << "Yarprun failed to open port: " << mPortName.c_str();
 
+            if (mPortName[0]!='/') yError("Invalid port name '%s', it should start with '/'\n", mPortName.c_str());
             return YARPRUN_ERROR;
         }
+        yInfo() << "Yarprun succesfully started on port: " << mPortName.c_str();
 
         pServerPort=&port;
 
diff --git a/src/yarprun/yarprun.cpp b/src/yarprun/yarprun.cpp
index 0c32014d26a..1c9908d1e88 100644
--- a/src/yarprun/yarprun.cpp
+++ b/src/yarprun/yarprun.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,20 @@
 
 #include <yarp/os/Run.h>
 #include <yarp/os/Network.h>
+#include <yarp/os/LogStream.h>
 #include <cstdio>
 
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     yarp::os::Network yarp;
+
+    if (!yarp.checkNetwork())
+    {
+        yError("Sorry YARP network does not seem to be available, is the yarp server available?\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     int ret=yarp::os::Run::main(argc,argv);
     return (ret!=0?1:0);
 }