diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/KubernetesClientPodUtils.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/KubernetesClientPodUtils.java
index a87fd61409..c1edcf87b7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/KubernetesClientPodUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-autoconfig/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/KubernetesClientPodUtils.java
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ private V1Pod internalGetPod() {
 		}
 		catch (Throwable t) {
 			if (failFast) {
+				if (t instanceof ApiException apiException) {
+					LOG.error("error reading pod : " + apiException.getResponseBody());
+				}
 				throw new RuntimeException(t);
 			}
 			if (t instanceof ApiException apiException) {