diff --git a/daemon/fw/face-table.cpp b/daemon/fw/face-table.cpp
index 1848380..0f78f74 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/face-table.cpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/face-table.cpp
@@ -87,21 +87,24 @@
 
   face->onReceiveInterest.connect(bind(&Forwarder::onInterest, &m_forwarder, ref(*face), _1));
   face->onReceiveData.connect(bind(&Forwarder::onData, &m_forwarder, ref(*face), _1));
-  face->onFail.connectSingleShot(bind(&FaceTable::remove, this, face));
+  face->onFail.connectSingleShot(bind(&FaceTable::remove, this, face, _1));
 
   this->onAdd(face);
 }
 
 void
-FaceTable::remove(shared_ptr<Face> face)
+FaceTable::remove(shared_ptr<Face> face, const std::string& reason)
 {
   this->onRemove(face);
 
   FaceId faceId = face->getId();
   m_faces.erase(faceId);
   face->setId(INVALID_FACEID);
-  NFD_LOG_INFO("Removed face id=" << faceId << " remote=" << face->getRemoteUri() <<
-                                                " local=" << face->getLocalUri());
+
+  NFD_LOG_INFO("Removed face id=" << faceId <<
+               " remote=" << face->getRemoteUri() <<
+               " local=" << face->getLocalUri() <<
+               " (" << reason << ")");
 
   m_forwarder.getFib().removeNextHopFromAllEntries(face);
 }
diff --git a/daemon/fw/face-table.hpp b/daemon/fw/face-table.hpp
index 435999e..67c7932 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/face-table.hpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/face-table.hpp
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@
   void
   addImpl(shared_ptr<Face> face, FaceId faceId);
 
-  // remove is private because it's a subscriber of face.onFail event.
-  // face->close() closes a face and triggers .remove(face)
+  // remove is private because it's a handler of face.onFail signal.
+  // face->close() closes the face and triggers .remove()
   void
-  remove(shared_ptr<Face> face);
+  remove(shared_ptr<Face> face, const std::string& reason);
 
   ForwardRange
   getForwardRange() const;