diff --git a/src/modules/navigator/rtl.cpp b/src/modules/navigator/rtl.cpp
index c1ed8cb7c1..b75b7fa221 100644
--- a/src/modules/navigator/rtl.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/navigator/rtl.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ RTL::on_activation()
 			_mission_item.altitude_is_relative = false;
 			_mission_item.altitude = _navigator->get_global_position()->alt;
 		}
+
 	}
 
 	set_rtl_item();
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@ RTL::set_rtl_item()
 		_mission_item.autocontinue = true;
 		_mission_item.origin = ORIGIN_ONBOARD;
 
-		mavlink_log_critical(_navigator->get_mavlink_fd(), "RTL: climb to %d meters above home",
+		mavlink_log_critical(_navigator->get_mavlink_fd(), "RTL: climb to %d m (%d m above home)",
+			(int)(climb_alt),
 			(int)(climb_alt - _navigator->get_home_position()->alt));
 		break;
 	}
@@ -177,7 +179,8 @@ RTL::set_rtl_item()
 		_mission_item.autocontinue = true;
 		_mission_item.origin = ORIGIN_ONBOARD;
 
-		mavlink_log_critical(_navigator->get_mavlink_fd(), "RTL: return at %d meters above home",
+		mavlink_log_critical(_navigator->get_mavlink_fd(), "RTL: return at %d m (%d m above home)",
+			(int)(_mission_item.altitude),
 			(int)(_mission_item.altitude - _navigator->get_home_position()->alt));
 		break;
 	}
@@ -197,7 +200,8 @@ RTL::set_rtl_item()
 		_mission_item.autocontinue = false;
 		_mission_item.origin = ORIGIN_ONBOARD;
 
-		mavlink_log_critical(_navigator->get_mavlink_fd(), "RTL: descend to %d meters above home",
+		mavlink_log_critical(_navigator->get_mavlink_fd(), "RTL: descend to %d m (%d m above home)",
+			(int)(_mission_item.altitude),
 			(int)(_mission_item.altitude - _navigator->get_home_position()->alt));
 		break;
 	}