diff --git a/src/palace/manager/api/odl.py b/src/palace/manager/api/odl.py
index 407bc5da0a..413b62dfdb 100644
--- a/src/palace/manager/api/odl.py
+++ b/src/palace/manager/api/odl.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def get_license_status_document(self, loan: Loan) -> dict[str, Any]:
             )
             self.log.error(
                 f"Error getting License Status Document for loan ({loan.id}):  Url '{url}' returned "
-                f"status code {response.status_code}. Response headers: {header_string}. "
+                f"status code {response.status_code}. Expected 2XX. Response headers: {header_string}. "
                 f"Response content: {response_string}."
             )
             raise BadResponseException(url, "License Status Document request failed.")
diff --git a/tests/manager/api/test_odl.py b/tests/manager/api/test_odl.py
index 402c90a029..f2664c69f0 100644
--- a/tests/manager/api/test_odl.py
+++ b/tests/manager/api/test_odl.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TestODLAPI:
     def test_get_license_status_document_success(
         self, odl_api_test_fixture: ODLAPITestFixture
     ) -> None:
-        # With a new loan.
+        # With a new loan. New loan returns a 201 status.
         loan, _ = odl_api_test_fixture.license.loan_to(odl_api_test_fixture.patron)
         odl_api_test_fixture.api.queue_response(
             201, content=json.dumps(dict(status="ready"))
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_get_license_status_document_success(
             == notification_url
         )
 
-        # With an existing loan.
+        # With an existing loan. Existing loan returns a 200 status.
         loan, _ = odl_api_test_fixture.license.loan_to(odl_api_test_fixture.patron)
         loan.external_identifier = odl_api_test_fixture.db.fresh_str()
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_get_license_status_document_errors(
             odl_api_test_fixture.api.get_license_status_document,
             loan,
         )
-        assert "returned status code 403." in caplog.text
+        assert "returned status code 403. Expected 2XX." in caplog.text
         assert "just junk ..." in caplog.text
 
     def test_checkin_success(