diff --git a/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/EmbeddedNode.java b/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/EmbeddedNode.java
index 0a03e79df30..c2742c94ee6 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/EmbeddedNode.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/EmbeddedNode.java
@@ -201,7 +201,15 @@ public void deploy() throws IOException {
       LOG.debug("Deployed node version {}", detected);
       isAvailable = true;
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      LOG.warn("Embedded Node.js failed to deploy. Will fallback to host Node.js.", e);
+      LOG.warn("""
+        Embedded Node.js failed to deploy in {}.
+        You can change the location by setting the option `sonar.userHome` or the environment variable `SONAR_USER_HOME`.
+        Otherwise, it will default to {}.
+        Will fallback to host Node.js.""",
+        Environment.defaultSonarUserHome(),
+        deployLocation,
+        e
+      );
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/Environment.java b/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/Environment.java
index 2fba07213f1..f73f1edf996 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/Environment.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/Environment.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public Path getSonarUserHome() {
       .of(
         configuration.get("sonar.userHome").orElse(null),
         System.getenv("SONAR_USER_HOME"),
-        System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator + ".sonar"
+        defaultSonarUserHome()
       )
       .filter(Objects::nonNull)
       .findFirst()
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ public Path getSonarUserHome() {
       .get();
   }
 
+  public static String defaultSonarUserHome() {
+    return System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separator + ".sonar";
+  }
+
   public String getOsName() {
     return System.getProperty("os.name");
   }
diff --git a/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/test/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/EmbeddedNodeTest.java b/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/test/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/EmbeddedNodeTest.java
index bff2d72bbc4..6d819555f17 100644
--- a/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/test/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/EmbeddedNodeTest.java
+++ b/sonar-plugin/bridge/src/test/java/org/sonar/plugins/javascript/bridge/EmbeddedNodeTest.java
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ void should_fail_gracefully() throws Exception {
     en.deploy();
     assertThat(logTester.logs())
       .anyMatch(l ->
-        l.startsWith("Embedded Node.js failed to deploy. Will fallback to host Node.js")
+        l.startsWith("Embedded Node.js failed to deploy in ") &&
+          l.contains("You can change the location by setting the option `sonar.userHome` or the environment variable `SONAR_USER_HOME`.") &&
+          l.endsWith("Will fallback to host Node.js.")
       );
   }