diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/gc/ec2.go b/pkg/cloud/services/gc/ec2.go
index 92e224ff81..817dbd78a1 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/gc/ec2.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/gc/ec2.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (s *Service) deleteSecurityGroups(ctx context.Context, resources []*AWSReso
 
 		groupID := strings.ReplaceAll(resource.ARN.Resource, "security-group/", "")
 		if err := s.deleteSecurityGroup(ctx, groupID); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("deleting security group %s: %w", groupID, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("deleting security group %q with ID %s: %w", resource.ARN, groupID, err)
 		}
 	}
 	s.scope.Debug("Finished processing resources for security group deletion")
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/gc/loadbalancer.go b/pkg/cloud/services/gc/loadbalancer.go
index 3867a0d165..d649aaa2a6 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/gc/loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/gc/loadbalancer.go
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@ func (s *Service) deleteTargetGroups(ctx context.Context, resources []*AWSResour
 			continue
 		}
 
-		name := strings.ReplaceAll(resource.ARN.Resource, "targetgroup/", "")
 		if err := s.deleteTargetGroup(ctx, resource.ARN.String()); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("deleting target group %s: %w", name, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("deleting target group %q: %w", resource.ARN, err)
 		}
 	}
 	s.scope.Debug("Finished processing resources for target group deletion")