diff --git a/adapter/outbound/shadowsocks.go b/adapter/outbound/shadowsocks.go
index f73d5302..94a7763d 100644
--- a/adapter/outbound/shadowsocks.go
+++ b/adapter/outbound/shadowsocks.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func NewShadowSocks(option ShadowSocksOption) (*ShadowSocks, error) {
 		Password: option.Password,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ss %s initialize error: %w", addr, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ss %s cipher: %s initialize error: %w", addr, option.Cipher, err)
 	}
 
 	var v2rayOption *v2rayObfs.Option
diff --git a/adapter/outbound/shadowsocksr.go b/adapter/outbound/shadowsocksr.go
index d0752e79..7012b30b 100644
--- a/adapter/outbound/shadowsocksr.go
+++ b/adapter/outbound/shadowsocksr.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func NewShadowSocksR(option ShadowSocksROption) (*ShadowSocksR, error) {
 	password := option.Password
 	coreCiph, err := core.PickCipher(cipher, nil, password)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ssr %s initialize error: %w", addr, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ssr %s cipher: %s initialize error: %w", addr, cipher, err)
 	}
 	var (
 		ivSize int