diff --git a/src/http_api.c b/src/http_api.c
index 58d51259c..ee138cac8 100644
--- a/src/http_api.c
+++ b/src/http_api.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ int http_api__start(struct mosquitto__listener *listener)
 
 		int rc = getaddrinfo(bind_address, service, &hints, &ainfo);
 		if(rc){
-			log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Unable to start http api listener.");
+			log__printf(NULL, MOSQ_LOG_ERR, "Unable to start http api listener (%s).", strerror(errno));
 			mosquitto_FREE(x509_cert);
 			mosquitto_FREE(x509_key);
 			return MOSQ_ERR_ERRNO;
diff --git a/test/broker/22-http-api-file.py b/test/broker/22-http-api-file.py
index b8b595617..5109128f4 100755
--- a/test/broker/22-http-api-file.py
+++ b/test/broker/22-http-api-file.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ broker_config = BrokerConfig(
         ListenerConfig(port=mqtt_port),
         ListenerConfig(
             port=http_port,
-            address="127.0.01",
+            address="127.0.0.1",
             protocol="http_api",
-            http_dir=".",
+            http_dir=Path("."),
         )
     ],
     allow_anonymous=True