diff --git a/src/analytics/features/index.ts b/src/analytics/features/index.ts
index afd2d2b089..4644d7f1b4 100644
--- a/src/analytics/features/index.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/features/index.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import {MMKV} from '@bsky.app/react-native-mmkv'
 import {setPolyfills} from '@growthbook/growthbook'
 import {GrowthBook} from '@growthbook/growthbook-react'
 
+import {Logger} from '#/logger'
 import {getNavigationMetadata, type Metadata} from '#/analytics/metadata'
 import * as env from '#/env'
 
 export {Features} from '#/analytics/features/types'
 
+const logger = Logger.create(Logger.Context.Growthbook)
 const CACHE = new MMKV({id: 'bsky_features_cache'})
 
 setPolyfills({
@@ -44,7 +46,13 @@ export const features = new GrowthBook({
  * initialization completes.
  */
 export const init = new Promise<void>(async y => {
-  await features.init({timeout: TIMEOUT_INIT})
+  const res = await features.init({timeout: TIMEOUT_INIT})
+  if (!res.success) {
+    logger.warn('GrowthBook initialization failed or timed out', {
+      source: res.source,
+      safeMessage: res.error?.toString(),
+    })
+  }
   y()
 })
 
diff --git a/src/logger/types.ts b/src/logger/types.ts
index 826a1bcc1e..cc700dc58b 100644
--- a/src/logger/types.ts
+++ b/src/logger/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export enum LogContext {
   PolicyUpdate = 'policy-update',
   Geolocation = 'geolocation',
   Drafts = 'drafts',
+  Growthbook = 'growthbook',
 
   /**
    * METRIC IS FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY, don't create any other loggers using this