diff --git a/.changelog/983.txt b/.changelog/983.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ba135110c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/983.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+helper/resource: Ensured errors are always logged.
+```
diff --git a/helper/resource/testing.go b/helper/resource/testing.go
index 8047a2cdc8..8cb4dbaa66 100644
--- a/helper/resource/testing.go
+++ b/helper/resource/testing.go
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ func runSweeperWithRegion(region string, s *Sweeper, sweepers map[string]*Sweepe
 		depSweeper, ok := sweepers[dep]
 
 		if !ok {
+			log.Printf("[ERROR] Sweeper (%s) has dependency (%s), but that sweeper was not found", s.Name, dep)
 			return fmt.Errorf("sweeper (%s) has dependency (%s), but that sweeper was not found", s.Name, dep)
 		}