diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.cc b/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.cc
index 531fe891f5954d..fd1a4b1990316c 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/replay/replay.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ void Replay::stop() {
 
 bool Replay::load() {
   if (!route_->load()) {
-    qCritical() << "failed to load route" << route_->name() << "from server";
+    qCritical() << "failed to load route" << route_->name()
+                << "from" << (route_->dir().isEmpty() ? "server" : route_->dir());
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/replay/route.h b/selfdrive/ui/replay/route.h
index c39eef7d92ef4c..ac8fba75ca3288 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/replay/route.h
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/replay/route.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Route {
   Route(const QString &route, const QString &data_dir = {});
   bool load();
   inline const QString &name() const { return route_.str; }
+  inline const QString &dir() const { return data_dir_; }
   inline const RouteIdentifier &identifier() const { return route_; }
   inline const std::map<int, SegmentFile> &segments() const { return segments_; }
   inline const SegmentFile &at(int n) { return segments_.at(n); }