diff --git a/pkg/client/config/config.go b/pkg/client/config/config.go
index a81b1a878d..d67ff9246e 100644
--- a/pkg/client/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/client/config/config.go
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ func loadConfig(context string) (*rest.Config, error) {
 	if len(kubeconfigPath) == 0 {
 		if c, err := loadInClusterConfig(); err == nil {
 			return c, nil
+		} else {
+			log.Error(err, "unable to load in-cluster config")
 		}
 	}