diff --git a/src/ledger/v1/blockchain_ledger_poc_v3.erl b/src/ledger/v1/blockchain_ledger_poc_v3.erl
index 2081731fac..8f5b5b3f7e 100644
--- a/src/ledger/v1/blockchain_ledger_poc_v3.erl
+++ b/src/ledger/v1/blockchain_ledger_poc_v3.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@
 -type poc_result_types() :: [poc_result_type()].
 -type poc() :: #poc_v3{}.
 -type pocs() :: [poc()].
--export_type([poc/0, pocs/0, poc_result_type/0, poc_result_types/0]).
+-type poc_verification_error() :: {{onion_key_hash   , binary()},
+                                   {txn_challenger   , string()},
+                                   {ledger_challenger, string()},
+                                   {txn_blockhash    , string()},
+                                   {ledger_blockhash , string()},
+                                   {equal_challenger , boolean()},
+                                   {equal_blockhash  , boolean()}}.
+
+-export_type([poc/0, pocs/0, poc_result_type/0, poc_result_types/0, poc_verification_error/0]).
 
 -spec new(binary(), libp2p_crypto:pubkey_bin(), binary(), pos_integer()) -> poc().
 new(OnionKeyHash, Challenger, BlockHash, StartHeight) ->
@@ -82,9 +90,25 @@ start_height(PoC) ->
 start_height(Height, PoC) ->
     PoC#poc_v3{start_height=Height}.
 
--spec verify(poc(), libp2p_crypto:pubkey_bin(), binary()) -> boolean().
+-spec verify(poc(), libp2p_crypto:pubkey_bin(), binary()) -> ok | {error, poc_verification_error()}.
 verify(PoC, Challenger, BlockHash) ->
-    ?MODULE:challenger(PoC) =:= Challenger andalso ?MODULE:block_hash(PoC) =:= BlockHash.
+    POCChallenger = ?MODULE:challenger(PoC),
+    POCBlockHash = ?MODULE:block_hash(PoC),
+    C1 = POCChallenger =:= Challenger,
+    C2 = POCBlockHash =:= BlockHash,
+    case (C1 andalso C2) of
+        true -> ok;
+        false ->
+            ErrorRes = {{onion_key_hash, ?MODULE:onion_key_hash(PoC)},
+                        {txn_challenger, libp2p_crypto:bin_to_b58(Challenger)},
+                        {ledger_challenger, libp2p_crypto:bin_to_b58(POCChallenger)},
+                        {txn_blockhash, libp2p_crypto:bin_to_b58(BlockHash)},
+                        {ledger_blockhash, libp2p_crypto:bin_to_b58(POCBlockHash)},
+                        {equal_challenger, C1},
+                        {equal_blockhash, C2}},
+
+            {error, ErrorRes}
+    end.
 
 -spec serialize(poc()) -> binary().
 serialize(PoC) ->
diff --git a/src/transactions/v2/blockchain_txn_poc_receipts_v2.erl b/src/transactions/v2/blockchain_txn_poc_receipts_v2.erl
index 420602a0ba..472fa0eba7 100644
--- a/src/transactions/v2/blockchain_txn_poc_receipts_v2.erl
+++ b/src/transactions/v2/blockchain_txn_poc_receipts_v2.erl
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ absorb(_POCVersion, Txn, Chain) ->
                        throw(replay)
                end,
         case blockchain_ledger_poc_v3:verify(PoC, Challenger, BlockHash) of
-            false ->
-                {error, invalid_poc};
-            true ->
+            {error, R} ->
+                {error, {invalid_poc, R}};
+            ok ->
                 %% maybe update the last activity field for all challengees and GWs
                 %% participating in the POC
                 case blockchain:config(?poc_activity_filter_enabled, Ledger) of
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ poc_version(Ledger) ->
     Txn :: txn_poc_receipts(),
     PoC :: blockchain_ledger_poc_v3:poc(),
     Keys :: map()
-) -> ok | {error, atom()}.
+) -> ok | {error, atom()} | {error, {mismatched_poc, blockchain_ledger_poc_v3:poc_verification_error()}}.
 verify_poc_details(Txn, PoC, Keys) ->
     %% verify the secret (pub and priv keys) submitted by the challenger
     %% are a valid key pair
@@ -1196,8 +1196,8 @@ verify_poc_details(Txn, PoC, Keys) ->
     SigFun = libp2p_crypto:mk_sig_fun(PrivKey),
     SignedPayload = SigFun(OnionHash),
     case blockchain_ledger_poc_v3:verify(PoC, Challenger, BlockHash) of
-        false -> {error, mismatched_poc};
-        true ->
+        {error, R} -> {error, {mismatched_poc, R}};
+        ok ->
             case POCOnionKeyHash == OnionHash of
                 false -> {error, mismatched_onion_key_hash};
                 true ->