diff --git a/.dagger-ci/daggerci/lib/orchestrator.py b/.dagger-ci/daggerci/lib/orchestrator.py
index 50f6c635..8e2904d8 100644
--- a/.dagger-ci/daggerci/lib/orchestrator.py
+++ b/.dagger-ci/daggerci/lib/orchestrator.py
@@ -204,9 +204,7 @@ async def build_test_publish(
                             dockerfile,
                         )
                 else:
-                    await self.__build_test_publish__(
-                        client, top_element=top_element, dockerfile=dockerfile
-                    )
+                    await self.__build_test_publish__(client, top_element, dockerfile)
 
         return self.results
 
@@ -250,9 +248,11 @@ async def __build_test_publish__(
                 dockerfile_args=dockerfile_args,
             )
         except dagger.ExecError as exc:
+            logging.error("Dagger execution error")
             self.results.add(top_element, dockerfile, "build", False, exc.message)
             return
         except dagger.QueryError as exc:
+            logging.error("Dagger query error, try this: https://archive.docs.dagger.io/0.9/235290/troubleshooting/#dagger-pipeline-is-unable-to-resolve-host-names-after-network-configuration-changes")
             self.results.add(
                 top_element, dockerfile, "build", False, exc.debug_query()
             )  # type: ignore [no-untyped-call]
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ async def __build_test_publish__(
 
         # export as tarball
         if not await built_docker.export(tarball_file):
+            logging.error("Failed to export docker container as tarball")
             self.results.add(
                 top_element,
                 dockerfile,
diff --git a/.dagger-ci/daggerci/tests/conftest.py b/.dagger-ci/daggerci/tests/conftest.py
index ceb7b3a6..98150efd 100644
--- a/.dagger-ci/daggerci/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/.dagger-ci/daggerci/tests/conftest.py
@@ -93,14 +93,8 @@ def fixture_dockerfile():
     return textwrap.dedent(
         """\
         FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS base
-        ARG TARGETARCH=amd64
-        ARG COREBOOT_VERSION=4.19
-        RUN apt-get update && \\
-            apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \\
-                bc nano git \\
-            && \\
-            rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*\
-            """
+        ARG TARGETARCH=amd64\
+        """
     )
 
 
@@ -147,7 +141,7 @@ def dockerfile_broken():
         """\
         FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS base
         RUN false\
-            """
+        """
     )