diff --git a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/PeerDiscoveryAgent.java b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/PeerDiscoveryAgent.java
index c1b1b9a7251..a7e449a9aca 100644
--- a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/PeerDiscoveryAgent.java
+++ b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/PeerDiscoveryAgent.java
@@ -315,6 +315,12 @@ protected void handleOutgoingPacket(final DiscoveryPeer peer, final Packet packe
                 if (err instanceof SocketException && err.getMessage().contains("unreachable")) {
                   LOG.debug(
                       "Peer {} is unreachable, packet: {}", peer, wrapBuffer(packet.encode()), err);
+                } else if (err instanceof SocketException
+                    && err.getMessage().contentEquals("Operation not permitted")) {
+                  LOG.debug(
+                      "Operation not permitted sending to peer {}, this might be caused by firewall rules blocking traffic to a specific route.",
+                      peer,
+                      err);
                 } else if (err instanceof UnsupportedAddressTypeException) {
                   LOG.warn(
                       "Unsupported address type exception when connecting to peer {}, this is likely due to ipv6 not being enabled at runtime. "