diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_plugins.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_plugins.erl
index c89ee202e..81a1103d2 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_plugins.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_plugins.erl
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ do_install_package(FileName, Bin) ->
                 end,
             {400, #{
                 code => 'BAD_PLUGIN_INFO',
-                message => iolist_to_binary([Reason, ":", FileName])
+                message => iolist_to_binary([Reason, ": ", FileName])
             }}
     end.
 
@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ install_package(FileName, Bin) ->
     case emqx_plugins:ensure_installed(PackageName) of
         {error, #{return := not_found}} = NotFound ->
             NotFound;
-        {error, _Reason} = Error ->
+        {error, Reason} = Error ->
+            ?SLOG(error, Reason#{msg => "failed_to_install_plugin"}),
             _ = file:delete(File),
             Error;
         Result ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_plugins/src/emqx_plugins.erl b/apps/emqx_plugins/src/emqx_plugins.erl
index 41538daf6..f14a1022a 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_plugins/src/emqx_plugins.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_plugins/src/emqx_plugins.erl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 describe(NameVsn) -> read_plugin(NameVsn, #{fill_readme => true}).
 
 %% @doc Install a .tar.gz package placed in install_dir.
--spec ensure_installed(name_vsn()) -> ok | {error, any()}.
+-spec ensure_installed(name_vsn()) -> ok | {error, map()}.
 ensure_installed(NameVsn) ->
     case read_plugin(NameVsn, #{}) of
         {ok, _} ->