diff --git a/k8s/client.go b/k8s/client.go
index d42f6a0a11..f6173d11b4 100644
--- a/k8s/client.go
+++ b/k8s/client.go
@@ -433,11 +433,11 @@ func (c *Client) ExecInPod(ctx context.Context, namespace, pod, container string
 		Command:   command,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return bytes.Buffer{}, err
+		return bytes.Buffer{}, fmt.Errorf("error with exec request (pod=%s/%s, container=%s): %w", namespace, pod, container, err)
 	}
 
 	if errString := result.Stderr.String(); errString != "" {
-		return bytes.Buffer{}, fmt.Errorf("command failed: %s", errString)
+		return bytes.Buffer{}, fmt.Errorf("command failed (pod=%s/%s, container=%s): %q", namespace, pod, container, errString)
 	}
 
 	return result.Stdout, nil