diff --git a/electrumx/lib/util.py b/electrumx/lib/util.py
index c41dc4c..e678626 100644
--- a/electrumx/lib/util.py
+++ b/electrumx/lib/util.py
@@ -305,6 +305,15 @@ def version_string(ptuple):
 
 
 def protocol_version(client_req, server_min, server_max):
+    '''Given a client's protocol version string, return a pair of
+    protocol tuples:
+
+           (negotiated version, client min request)
+
+    If the request is unsupported, the negotiated protocol tuple is
+    None.
+
+    '''
     '''Given a client protocol request, return the protocol version
     to use as a tuple.
 
@@ -326,7 +335,7 @@ def protocol_version(client_req, server_min, server_max):
     if result < max(client_min, server_min) or result == (0, ):
         result = None
 
-    return result
+    return result, client_min
 
 
 unpack_int32_from = Struct('<i').unpack_from
diff --git a/electrumx/server/controller.py b/electrumx/server/controller.py
index 63f9596..a688b35 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/controller.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/controller.py
@@ -122,12 +122,17 @@ class Controller(ServerBase):
         '''The arguments to a server.version RPC call to a peer.'''
         return [electrumx.version, [self.PROTOCOL_MIN, self.PROTOCOL_MAX]]
 
-    def protocol_tuple(self, client_protocol_str):
-        '''Given a client's protocol version string, return the negotiated
-        protocol version tuple, or None if unsupported.
+    def protocol_tuple(self, request):
+        '''Given a client's protocol version request, return the negotiated
+        protocol tuple.  If the request is unsupported return None.
         '''
-        return util.protocol_version(client_protocol_str,
-                                     self.PROTOCOL_MIN, self.PROTOCOL_MAX)
+        ptuple, client_min = util.protocol_version(request, self.PROTOCOL_MIN,
+                                                   self.PROTOCOL_MAX)
+        if not ptuple and client_min > util.protocol_tuple(self.PROTOCOL_MIN):
+            version = version_string(client_min)
+            self.logger.info(f'client requested future protocol version '
+                             f'{version} - is your software out of date?')
+        return ptuple
 
     async def start_servers(self):
         '''Start the RPC server and schedule the external servers to be
diff --git a/electrumx/server/session.py b/electrumx/server/session.py
index 4743eca..74fa3fb 100644
--- a/electrumx/server/session.py
+++ b/electrumx/server/session.py
@@ -440,8 +440,6 @@ class ElectrumX(SessionBase):
         ptuple = self.controller.protocol_tuple(protocol_version)
 
         if ptuple is None:
-            self.logger.info('unsupported protocol version request {}'
-                             .format(protocol_version))
             self.close_after_send = True
             raise RPCError(BAD_REQUEST,
                            f'unsupported protocol version: {protocol_version}')
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_util.py b/tests/lib/test_util.py
index 8414287..891b648 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_util.py
@@ -183,21 +183,27 @@ def test_version_string():
     assert util.version_string((1, 3, 2)) == "1.3.2"
 
 def test_protocol_version():
-    assert util.protocol_version(None, "1.0", "1.0") == (1, 0)
-    assert util.protocol_version("0.10", "0.10", "1.1") == (0, 10)
-
-    assert util.protocol_version("1.0", "1.0", "1.0") == (1, 0)
-    assert util.protocol_version("1.0", "1.0", "1.1") == (1, 0)
-    assert util.protocol_version("1.1", "1.0", "1.1") == (1, 1)
-    assert util.protocol_version("1.2", "1.0", "1.1") is None
-    assert util.protocol_version("0.9", "1.0", "1.1") is None
-
-    assert util.protocol_version(["0.9", "1.0"], "1.0", "1.1") == (1, 0)
-    assert util.protocol_version(["0.9", "1.1"], "1.0", "1.1") == (1, 1)
-    assert util.protocol_version(["1.1", "0.9"], "1.0", "1.1") is None
-    assert util.protocol_version(["0.8", "0.9"], "1.0", "1.1") is None
-    assert util.protocol_version(["1.1", "1.2"], "1.0", "1.1") == (1, 1)
-    assert util.protocol_version(["1.2", "1.3"], "1.0", "1.1") is None
+    assert util.protocol_version(None, "1.0", "1.0") == ((1, 0), (1, 0))
+    assert util.protocol_version("0.10", "0.10", "1.1") == ((0, 10), (0, 10))
+
+    assert util.protocol_version("1.0", "1.0", "1.0") == ((1, 0), (1, 0))
+    assert util.protocol_version("1.0", "1.0", "1.1") == ((1, 0), (1, 0))
+    assert util.protocol_version("1.1", "1.0", "1.1") == ((1, 1), (1, 1))
+    assert util.protocol_version("1.2", "1.0", "1.1") == (None, (1, 2))
+    assert util.protocol_version("0.9", "1.0", "1.1") == (None, (0, 9))
+
+    assert util.protocol_version(["0.9", "1.0"], "1.0", "1.1") \
+                                                         == ((1, 0), (0, 9))
+    assert util.protocol_version(["0.9", "1.1"], "1.0", "1.1") \
+                                                         == ((1, 1), (0,9))
+    assert util.protocol_version(["1.1", "0.9"], "1.0", "1.1") \
+                                                         == (None, (1, 1))
+    assert util.protocol_version(["0.8", "0.9"], "1.0", "1.1") \
+                                                         == (None, (0, 8))
+    assert util.protocol_version(["1.1", "1.2"], "1.0", "1.1") \
+                                                         == ((1, 1), (1, 1))
+    assert util.protocol_version(["1.2", "1.3"], "1.0", "1.1") \
+                                                         == (None, (1, 2))
 
 
 def test_unpackers():