diff --git a/test/e2e/shared/suite.go b/test/e2e/shared/suite.go
index bd52878487..ac65fad658 100644
--- a/test/e2e/shared/suite.go
+++ b/test/e2e/shared/suite.go
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ func Node1BeforeSuite(e2eCtx *E2EContext) []byte {
 			By(fmt.Sprintf("Trying to create CloudFormation stack... attempt %d", count))
 			success := true
 			if err := createCloudFormationStack(e2eCtx.AWSSession, bootstrapTemplate, bootstrapTags); err != nil {
+				By(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create CloudFormation stack in attempt %d: %s", count, err.Error()))
 				deleteCloudFormationStack(e2eCtx.AWSSession, bootstrapTemplate)
 				success = false
 			}