diff --git a/packages/@vuepress/markdown/lib/snippet.js b/packages/@vuepress/markdown/lib/snippet.js
index 7713da90cb5069a16e22ec435033f5fa87480998..9ee4e726f3b1326c2171e62b6e162b77aa84593e 100644
--- a/packages/@vuepress/markdown/lib/snippet.js
+++ b/packages/@vuepress/markdown/lib/snippet.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { fs, path } = require('@vuepress/shared-utils')
+const { fs, logger, path } = require('@vuepress/shared-utils')
 
 module.exports = function snippet (md, options = {}) {
   const fence = md.renderer.rules.fence
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ module.exports = function snippet (md, options = {}) {
       if (fs.existsSync(src)) {
         token.content = fs.readFileSync(src, 'utf8')
       } else {
-        token.content = 'Not found: ' + src
+        token.content = `Code snippet path not found: ${src}`
         token.info = ''
+        logger.error(token.content)
       }
     }
     return fence(...args)