diff --git a/src/i2p.cpp b/src/i2p.cpp
index 1175366eb5..6713fdcea8 100644
--- a/src/i2p.cpp
+++ b/src/i2p.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ bool Session::Connect(const CService& to, Connection& conn, bool& proxy_error)
     // Refuse connecting to arbitrary ports. We don't specify any destination port to the SAM proxy
     // when connecting (SAM 3.1 does not use ports) and it forces/defaults it to I2P_SAM31_PORT.
     if (to.GetPort() != I2P_SAM31_PORT) {
+        Log("Error connecting to %s, connection refused due to arbitrary port %s", to.ToStringAddrPort(), to.GetPort());
         proxy_error = false;
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_i2p_ports.py b/test/functional/p2p_i2p_ports.py
index 13188b9305..20dcb50a57 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_i2p_ports.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_i2p_ports.py
@@ -6,36 +6,28 @@
 Test ports handling for I2P hosts
 """
 
-import re
 
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
 
+PROXY = "127.0.0.1:60000"
 
 class I2PPorts(BitcoinTestFramework):
     def set_test_params(self):
         self.num_nodes = 1
         # The test assumes that an I2P SAM proxy is not listening here.
-        self.extra_args = [["-i2psam=127.0.0.1:60000"]]
+        self.extra_args = [[f"-i2psam={PROXY}"]]
 
     def run_test(self):
         node = self.nodes[0]
 
         self.log.info("Ensure we don't try to connect if port!=0")
         addr = "zsxwyo6qcn3chqzwxnseusqgsnuw3maqnztkiypyfxtya4snkoka.b32.i2p:8333"
-        raised = False
-        try:
-            with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[f"Error connecting to {addr}"]):
-                node.addnode(node=addr, command="onetry")
-        except AssertionError as e:
-            raised = True
-            if not re.search(r"Expected messages .* does not partially match log", str(e)):
-                raise AssertionError(f"Assertion raised as expected, but with an unexpected message: {str(e)}")
-        if not raised:
-            raise AssertionError("Assertion should have been raised")
+        with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[f"Error connecting to {addr}, connection refused due to arbitrary port 8333"]):
+            node.addnode(node=addr, command="onetry")
 
         self.log.info("Ensure we try to connect if port=0 and get an error due to missing I2P proxy")
         addr = "h3r6bkn46qxftwja53pxiykntegfyfjqtnzbm6iv6r5mungmqgmq.b32.i2p:0"
-        with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[f"Error connecting to {addr}"]):
+        with node.assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=[f"Error connecting to {addr}: Cannot connect to {PROXY}"]):
             node.addnode(node=addr, command="onetry")