diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/insecure/server_chttp2.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/insecure/server_chttp2.c
index c06d3eb60ae..2bcb295a052 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/insecure/server_chttp2.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/insecure/server_chttp2.c
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ error:
   }
   port_num = 0;
 
+  const char *msg = grpc_error_string(err);
+  gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "%s", msg);
+  grpc_error_free_string(msg);
+  GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(err);
+
 done:
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
   if (errors != NULL) {
@@ -159,7 +164,6 @@ done:
       GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(errors[i]);
     }
   }
-  GRPC_ERROR_UNREF(err);
   gpr_free(errors);
   return port_num;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/secure/server_secure_chttp2.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/secure/server_secure_chttp2.c
index 2a50dd4c159..77947b52ab6 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/secure/server_secure_chttp2.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/secure/server_secure_chttp2.c
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ int grpc_server_add_secure_http2_port(grpc_server *server, const char *addr,
       3, (server, addr, creds));
 
   /* create security context */
-  if (creds == NULL) goto error;
+  if (creds == NULL) {
+    err = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE(
+        "No credentials specified for secure server port (creds==NULL)");
+    goto error;
+  }
   status = grpc_server_credentials_create_security_connector(creds, &sc);
   if (status != GRPC_SECURITY_OK) {
     char *msg;
diff --git a/test/core/surface/server_test.c b/test/core/surface/server_test.c
index 1e94c5a41b4..e9bc3772d98 100644
--- a/test/core/surface/server_test.c
+++ b/test/core/surface/server_test.c
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@
  */
 
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
+#include <grpc/grpc_security.h>
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
+#include "src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.h"
 #include "test/core/util/port.h"
 #include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
 
@@ -86,8 +88,13 @@ void test_bind_server_twice(void) {
   gpr_asprintf(&addr, "[::]:%d", port);
   grpc_server_register_completion_queue(server1, cq, NULL);
   grpc_server_register_completion_queue(server2, cq, NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_server_add_secure_http2_port(server2, addr, NULL));
   GPR_ASSERT(port == grpc_server_add_insecure_http2_port(server1, addr));
   GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_server_add_insecure_http2_port(server2, addr));
+  grpc_server_credentials *fake_creds =
+      grpc_fake_transport_security_server_credentials_create();
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == grpc_server_add_secure_http2_port(server2, addr, fake_creds));
+  grpc_server_credentials_release(fake_creds);
   grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(server1, cq, NULL);
   grpc_server_shutdown_and_notify(server2, cq, NULL);
   grpc_completion_queue_next(cq, gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC), NULL);