diff --git a/testhelper/docker/resource/sshserver/sshserver.go b/testhelper/docker/resource/sshserver/sshserver.go
index 60e1d914..c198e40a 100644
--- a/testhelper/docker/resource/sshserver/sshserver.go
+++ b/testhelper/docker/resource/sshserver/sshserver.go
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ func Setup(pool *dockertest.Pool, cln resource.Cleaner, opts ...Option) (*Resour
 	}
 
 	var (
-		buf     *bytes.Buffer
 		timeout = time.After(30 * time.Second)
 		ticker  = time.NewTicker(200 * time.Millisecond)
 	)
@@ -127,23 +126,26 @@ loop:
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			buf = bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+			stdOut := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+			stdErr := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+
 			exitCode, err := container.Exec([]string{"cat", "/config/logs/openssh/current"}, dockertest.ExecOptions{
-				StdOut: buf,
+				StdOut: stdOut,
+				StdErr: stdErr,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
-				cln.Log("could not exec into SSH server:", err)
+				cln.Logf("could not exec into SSH server: %s. \nstdout: \n%s, \nstderr: \n%s", err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
 				continue
 			}
 			if exitCode != 0 {
-				cln.Log("invalid exit code while exec-ing into SSH server:", exitCode)
+				cln.Logf("invalid exit code while exec-ing into SSH server: %d. \nstdout: \n%s, \nstderr: \n%s", exitCode, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
 				continue
 			}
-			if buf.String() == "" {
+			if stdOut.String() == "" {
 				cln.Log("SSH server not ready yet")
 				continue
 			}
-			if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "Server listening on :: port "+exposedPort) {
+			if !strings.Contains(stdOut.String(), "Server listening on :: port "+exposedPort) {
 				cln.Log("SSH server not listening on port yet")
 				continue
 			}