diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/backup.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/backup.go
index 0becba4d6d78..787510d2b751 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/backup.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/backup.go
@@ -1149,7 +1149,9 @@ func runBackupMVCCRangeTombstones(ctx context.Context, t test.Test, c cluster.Cl
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = conn.Exec(`SET CLUSTER SETTING storage.mvcc.range_tombstones.enabled = 't'`)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-
+	_, err = conn.Exec(`SET CLUSTER SETTING server.debug.default_vmodule = 'txn=2,sst_batcher=4,
+revert=2'`)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Wait for ranges to upreplicate.
 	require.NoError(t, WaitFor3XReplication(ctx, t, conn))
 
diff --git a/pkg/sql/gcjob/table_garbage_collection.go b/pkg/sql/gcjob/table_garbage_collection.go
index c57aafcb1edf..f567781036c5 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/gcjob/table_garbage_collection.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/gcjob/table_garbage_collection.go
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ func deleteAllSpanData(
 			})
 			log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "delete range %s - %s", lastKey, endKey)
 			if err := db.Run(ctx, &b); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf(ctx, "delete range %s - %s failed: %s", span.Key, span.EndKey, err.Error())
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "delete range %s - %s", lastKey, endKey)
 			}
 			n = 0
diff --git a/pkg/sql/importer/import_job.go b/pkg/sql/importer/import_job.go
index 4c686c5d7759..c2f0e3612ded 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/importer/import_job.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/importer/import_job.go
@@ -1394,6 +1394,7 @@ func (r *importResumer) OnFailOrCancel(ctx context.Context, execCtx interface{},
 		ctx context.Context, txn *kv.Txn, descsCol *descs.Collection,
 	) error {
 		if err := r.dropTables(ctx, txn, descsCol, cfg); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf(ctx, "drop tables failed: %s", err.Error())
 			return err
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/sql/revert.go b/pkg/sql/revert.go
index cc6391066ac1..3be7aab85b58 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/revert.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/revert.go
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ func DeleteTableWithPredicate(
 							delRangeRequest)
 
 						if err != nil {
+							log.Errorf(ctx, "delete range %s - %s failed: %s", span.Key, span.EndKey, err.String())
 							return errors.Wrapf(err.GoError(), "delete range %s - %s", span.Key, span.EndKey)
 						}
 						span = nil