diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
index 95b9f418f9..4fb8b886a9 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
@@ -619,12 +619,11 @@ class IntegrateHeroVersion(
 
             self.log.debug("Folder already exists: \"{}\"".format(dirname))
 
-        self.log.debug("Copying file \"{}\" to \"{}\"".format(
-            src_path, dst_path
-        ))
-
         if self.use_hardlinks:
             # First try hardlink and copy if paths are cross drive
+            self.log.debug("Hardlinking file \"{}\" to \"{}\"".format(
+                src_path, dst_path
+            ))
             try:
                 create_hard_link(src_path, dst_path)
                 # Return when successful
@@ -639,6 +638,13 @@ class IntegrateHeroVersion(
                 if exc.errno not in [errno.EXDEV, errno.EINVAL]:
                     raise
 
+            self.log.debug(
+                "Hardlinking failed, falling back to regular copy...")
+
+        self.log.debug("Copying file \"{}\" to \"{}\"".format(
+            src_path, dst_path
+        ))
+
         shutil.copy(src_path, dst_path)
 
     def version_from_representations(self, project_name, repres):