diff --git a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
index 61fc341f832..3739a00e9e1 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/aspects.cpp
@@ -1196,12 +1196,18 @@ QVariant StringAspect::volatileValue() const
     switch (d->m_displayStyle) {
     case PathChooserDisplay:
         QTC_ASSERT(d->m_pathChooserDisplay, return {});
+        if (d->m_pathChooserDisplay->filePath().isEmpty())
+            return defaultValue().toString();
         return d->m_pathChooserDisplay->filePath().toString();
     case LineEditDisplay:
         QTC_ASSERT(d->m_lineEditDisplay, return {});
+        if (d->m_lineEditDisplay->text().isEmpty())
+            return defaultValue().toString();
         return d->m_lineEditDisplay->text();
     case TextEditDisplay:
         QTC_ASSERT(d->m_textEditDisplay, return {});
+        if (d->m_textEditDisplay->document()->isEmpty())
+            return defaultValue().toString();
         return d->m_textEditDisplay->document()->toPlainText();
     case LabelDisplay:
         break;
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index ee47708e392..fe96c54e7c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -451,8 +451,12 @@ void DockerDevicePrivate::startContainer()
     createProcess.setCommand(dockerCreate);
     createProcess.runBlocking();
 
-    if (createProcess.result() != ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess)
+    if (createProcess.result() != ProcessResult::FinishedWithSuccess) {
+        qCWarning(dockerDeviceLog) << "Failed creating docker container:";
+        qCWarning(dockerDeviceLog) << "Exit Code:" << createProcess.exitCode();
+        qCWarning(dockerDeviceLog) << createProcess.allOutput();
         return;
+    }
 
     m_container = createProcess.cleanedStdOut().trimmed();
     if (m_container.isEmpty())
@@ -1094,7 +1098,7 @@ public:
         m_view->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
 
         m_log = new QTextBrowser;
-        m_log->setVisible(false);
+        m_log->setVisible(dockerDeviceLog().isDebugEnabled());
 
         const QString fail = QString{"Docker: "}
                 + QCoreApplication::translate("Debugger::Internal::GdbEngine",
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockersettings.cpp
index 3cab53e3e76..06e1397e5b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockersettings.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ DockerSettings::DockerSettings()
     registerAspect(&dockerBinaryPath);
     dockerBinaryPath.setDisplayStyle(StringAspect::PathChooserDisplay);
     dockerBinaryPath.setExpectedKind(PathChooser::ExistingCommand);
-    dockerBinaryPath.setDefaultValue(FilePath::fromString("docker").searchInPath({"/usr/local/bin"}).toString());
+    dockerBinaryPath.setDefaultFilePath(FilePath::fromString("docker").searchInPath({"/usr/local/bin"}));
     dockerBinaryPath.setDisplayName(tr("Docker CLI"));
     dockerBinaryPath.setHistoryCompleter("Docker.Command.History");
     dockerBinaryPath.setLabelText(tr("Command:"));