diff --git a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/dsl/internal/AbstractWatchManager.java b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/dsl/internal/AbstractWatchManager.java
index c11b6df435b..e9ffeb16582 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/dsl/internal/AbstractWatchManager.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/dsl/internal/AbstractWatchManager.java
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ protected void onMessage(String message, WatchRequestState state) {
 
           onStatus(status, state);
         } else {
-          logger.error("Error received, but object is not a status - will retry");
+          logger.error("Received an error which is not a status but {} - will retry", message);
           closeRequest();
         }
       } else if (object instanceof HasMetadata) {