diff --git a/app/models/conversion_host.rb b/app/models/conversion_host.rb
index 9da57ae7fcc..d800b0d6df8 100644
--- a/app/models/conversion_host.rb
+++ b/app/models/conversion_host.rb
@@ -335,7 +335,12 @@ def ansible_playbook(playbook, extra_vars = {}, miq_task_id = nil, auth_type = '
     extra_vars.each { |k, v| command << " --extra-vars '#{k}=#{v}'" }
 
     result = AwesomeSpawn.run(command)
-    raise unless result.exit_status.zero?
+
+    if result.failure?
+      error_message = result.error.presence || result.output
+      _log.error("#{result.command_line} ==> #{error_message}")
+      raise
+    end
   ensure
     task&.update_context(task.context_data.merge!(File.basename(playbook, '.yml') => result.output)) unless result.nil?
     ssh_private_key_file&.unlink
diff --git a/spec/models/conversion_host_spec.rb b/spec/models/conversion_host_spec.rb
index ef3669d6cc8..3e22129b092 100644
--- a/spec/models/conversion_host_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/conversion_host_spec.rb
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@
     end
 
     context "#ansible_playbook" do
+      let(:auth_v2v) { FactoryBot.create(:authentication_v2v, :resource => conversion_host) }
+      let(:package_url) { 'http://file.example.com/vddk-stable.tar.gz' }
+      let(:enable_playbook) { '/usr/share/v2v-conversion-host-ansible/playbooks/conversion_host_enable.yml' }
+
       it "check_conversion_host_role calls ansible_playbook with extra_vars" do
         check_playbook = '/usr/share/v2v-conversion-host-ansible/playbooks/conversion_host_check.yml'
         check_extra_vars = {
@@ -193,12 +197,11 @@
       end
 
       it "enable_conversion_host_role calls ansible_playbook with extra_vars" do
-        enable_playbook = '/usr/share/v2v-conversion-host-ansible/playbooks/conversion_host_enable.yml'
         check_playbook = '/usr/share/v2v-conversion-host-ansible/playbooks/conversion_host_check.yml'
         enable_extra_vars = {
           :v2v_host_type        => 'rhevm',
           :v2v_transport_method => 'vddk',
-          :v2v_vddk_package_url => 'http://file.example.com/vddk-stable.tar.gz'
+          :v2v_vddk_package_url => package_url
         }
         check_extra_vars = {
           :v2v_host_type        => 'rhevm',
@@ -208,6 +211,18 @@
         expect(conversion_host).to receive(:ansible_playbook).once.ordered.with(check_playbook, check_extra_vars, nil)
         conversion_host.enable_conversion_host_role('http://file.example.com/vddk-stable.tar.gz', nil)
       end
+
+      it "logs an error message if the ansible_playbook command fails" do
+        command = "ansible_playbook #{enable_playbook}"
+        result = instance_double(AwesomeSpawn::CommandResult, :command_line => command, :failure? => true, :error => "oops")
+
+        allow(conversion_host).to receive(:check_conversion_host_role)
+        allow(conversion_host).to receive(:find_credentials).and_return(auth_v2v)
+        allow(AwesomeSpawn).to receive(:run).and_return(result)
+
+        expect($log).to receive(:error).with("MIQ(ConversionHost#ansible_playbook) #{command} ==> oops")
+        expect { conversion_host.enable_conversion_host_role(package_url, nil) }.to raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -380,7 +395,6 @@
     let(:ems_redhat) { FactoryBot.create(:ems_redhat, :zone => FactoryBot.create(:zone), :api_version => '4.2.4') }
     let(:ems_openstack) { FactoryBot.create(:ems_openstack, :zone => FactoryBot.create(:zone)) }
     let(:auth_default) { FactoryBot.create(:authentication) }
-    let(:auth_v2v) { FactoryBot.create(:authentication_v2v) }
 
     let(:host) { FactoryBot.create(:host_redhat, :ext_management_system => ems_redhat) }
     let(:vm) { FactoryBot.create(:vm_openstack, :ext_management_system => ems_openstack) }