diff --git a/internal/controller/labelgroup_controller.go b/internal/controller/labelgroup_controller.go
index 4dd607e..81e9fbb 100644
--- a/internal/controller/labelgroup_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/labelgroup_controller.go
@@ -178,13 +178,17 @@ func (r *LabelGroupReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 		// Get list of pods matching the label group and namespace
 		podsInNamespace, err := r.filterPodsInNamespace(ctx, labelGroup.Namespace, labelGroup.Status.KubernetesLabels)
 
-		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] LabelName: %s", labelGroup.Name))           // trace
-		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] Namespace: %s", labelGroup.Namespace))      // trace
-		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] podNamesinNamespace: %s", podsInNamespace)) // trace
-
 		if err != nil || len(podsInNamespace) == 0 {
-			r.Logger.V(0).Error(err, "[Reconcile] Couldn't get pods for the labels provided.")
-			r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] labelGroup: %#v", labelGroup)) // trace
+			r.Logger.V(5).Info("[Reconcile] Unable to get podlist.")                                                 // trace
+			r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] LabelName: %s", labelGroup.Name))                            // trace
+			r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] Namespace: %s", labelGroup.Namespace))                       // trace
+			r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] KubernetesLabels: %#v", labelGroup.Status.KubernetesLabels)) // trace
+			r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] podNamesinNamespace: %s", podsInNamespace))                  // trace
+			r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[Reconcile] ctx: %#v", ctx))                                             // trace
+			if err != nil {
+				r.Logger.V(0).Error(err, "[Reconcile] ERROR: Couldn't get pods for the labels provided.")
+			}
+
 			return ctrl.Result{}, err
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/resource_manager.go b/internal/controller/resource_manager.go
index b2ac13c..c51baa9 100644
--- a/internal/controller/resource_manager.go
+++ b/internal/controller/resource_manager.go
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ func (r *LabelGroupReconciler) filterPodsInNamespace(ctx context.Context, namesp
 	// List pods in the specified namespace with label selector applied
 	var podList v1.PodList
 	if err := r.Client.List(ctx, &podList, listOptions); err != nil {
+		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[filterPodsInNamespace] labelSelector: %#v", labelSelector))
+		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[filterPodsInNamespace] ctx: %#v", ctx))
+		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[filterPodsInNamespace] podList: %#v", podList))
+		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[filterPodsInNamespace] listOptions: %#v", listOptions))
+		r.Logger.V(0).Error(err, "[filterPodsInNamespace] List Error:")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -45,17 +50,18 @@ func (r *LabelGroupReconciler) filterPodsInNamespace(ctx context.Context, namesp
 	for _, pod := range podList.Items {
 		podNames = append(podNames, pod.Name)
 	}
+
 	return podNames, nil
 }
 
 // Functions to get data from the cluster
 func (r *LabelGroupReconciler) GetPodNamesMatchingLabels(ctx context.Context, labelGroup *susqlv1.LabelGroup) ([]string, []string, error) {
 	pods := &v1.PodList{}
-	r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[GetPodNamesMatchingLabels] pods: %#v", pods))
-
-	r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[LabelGroup] pods: %#v", labelGroup))
 
 	if err := r.List(ctx, pods, client.UnsafeDisableDeepCopy, (client.MatchingLabels)(labelGroup.Status.KubernetesLabels)); err != nil {
+		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[GetPodNamesMatchingLabels] pods: %#v", pods))
+		r.Logger.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("[GetPodNamesMatchingLabels] labelgroup: %#v", labelGroup))
+		r.Logger.V(0).Error(err, "[GetPodNamesMatchingLabels] List Error:")
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}