diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/ds3_pad_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/ds3_pad_handler.cpp
index 835f691dad..23ce0a911f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/ds3_pad_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/ds3_pad_handler.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,10 @@ void ds3_pad_handler::check_add_device(hid_device* hidDevice, std::string_view p
 	device->path      = path;
 	device->hidDevice = hidDevice;
 
-	send_output_report(device);
+	if (send_output_report(device) == -1)
+	{
+		ds3_log.error("check_add_device: send_output_report failed! Reason: %s", hid_error(hidDevice));
+	}
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	ds3_log.notice("Added device: report_id=%d, serial='%s', path='%s'", device->report_id, serial, device->path);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/ds4_pad_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/ds4_pad_handler.cpp
index bb46032677..f4780bad5e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/ds4_pad_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/ds4_pad_handler.cpp
@@ -585,7 +585,10 @@ void ds4_pad_handler::check_add_device(hid_device* hidDevice, std::string_view p
 	device->has_calib_data = true;
 	device->path           = path;
 
-	send_output_report(device);
+	if (send_output_report(device) == -1)
+	{
+		ds4_log.error("check_add_device: send_output_report failed! Reason: %s", hid_error(hidDevice));
+	}
 
 	ds4_log.notice("Added device: bluetooth=%d, serial='%s', hw_version: 0x%x, fw_version: 0x%x, path='%s'", device->bt_controller, serial, hw_version, fw_version, device->path);
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/Input/dualsense_pad_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/Input/dualsense_pad_handler.cpp
index 08193cde42..71def2924d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Input/dualsense_pad_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Input/dualsense_pad_handler.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,10 @@ void dualsense_pad_handler::check_add_device(hid_device* hidDevice, std::string_
 	device->path           = path;
 
 	// Activate
-	send_output_report(device);
+	if (send_output_report(device) == -1)
+	{
+		dualsense_log.error("check_add_device: send_output_report failed! Reason: %s", hid_error(hidDevice));
+	}
 
 	// Get bluetooth information
 	get_data(device);