diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index 96fe031a..478fc041 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -1336,10 +1336,20 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::buildInternalCommand(void) {
         DeviceCommandMap::iterator iter = deviceCommandMap.find(
                 deviceCommandId);
         if (iter == deviceCommandMap.end()) {
+#if FSFW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1
+            char output[36];
+            sprintf(output, "Command 0x%08x unknown",
+                    static_cast<unsigned int>(deviceCommandId));
+            // so we can track misconfigurations
+            printWarningOrError(sif::OutputTypes::OUT_WARNING,
+                    "buildInternalCommand",
+                    COMMAND_NOT_SUPPORTED,
+                    output);
+#endif
             result = COMMAND_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         }
         else if (iter->second.isExecuting) {
-#if FSFW_DISABLE_PRINTOUT == 0
+#if FSFW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1
             char output[36];
             sprintf(output, "Command 0x%08x is executing",
                     static_cast<unsigned int>(deviceCommandId));