diff --git a/deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py b/deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py
index 95d9a693e..cbc7c8b3a 100644
--- a/deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py
@@ -163,9 +163,13 @@ class PreferencesManager(component.Component):
         # Only set the listen ports if random_port is not true
         if self.config["random_port"] is not True:
             log.debug("listen port range set to %s-%s", value[0], value[1])
+        try:
             self.session.listen_on(
                 value[0], value[1], str(self.config["listen_interface"])
             )
+        except RuntimeError as ex:
+            log.warn("Error on call to session.listen_on(%s, %s, %s): %s",
+                     value[0], value[1], str(self.config["listen_interface"]), ex)
 
     def _on_set_listen_interface(self, key, value):
         # Call the random_port callback since it'll do what we need
@@ -187,11 +191,16 @@ class PreferencesManager(component.Component):
             listen_ports = self.config["listen_ports"]
 
         # Set the listen ports
-        log.debug("listen port range set to %s-%s", listen_ports[0], listen_ports[1])
-        self.session.listen_on(
-            listen_ports[0], listen_ports[1],
-            str(self.config["listen_interface"])
-        )
+        log.info("listen port range set to %s-%s on interface '%s'", listen_ports[0],
+                 listen_ports[1], str(self.config["listen_interface"]))
+        try:
+            self.session.listen_on(
+                listen_ports[0], listen_ports[1],
+                str(self.config["listen_interface"])
+            )
+        except RuntimeError as ex:
+            log.warn("Error on call to session.listen_on(%s, %s, %s): %s",
+                     listen_ports[0], listen_ports[1], str(self.config["listen_interface"]), ex)
 
     def _on_set_outgoing_ports(self, key, value):
         if not self.config["random_outgoing_ports"]: