diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup.go b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
index e44f1ba56..f6faf1212 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "collecting manifest heuristics"))
 		opStats.readErr = op.Errors.Err()
+		logger.Ctx(ctx).With("err", err).Errorw("producing manifests and metadata", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
 
 		return opStats.readErr
 	}
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "connecting to m365"))
 		opStats.readErr = op.Errors.Err()
+		logger.Ctx(ctx).With("err", err).Errorw("connectng to m365", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
 
 		return opStats.readErr
 	}
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "retrieving data to backup"))
 		opStats.readErr = op.Errors.Err()
+		logger.Ctx(ctx).With("err", err).Errorw("producing backup data collections", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
 
 		return opStats.readErr
 	}
@@ -229,6 +232,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "backing up service data"))
 		opStats.writeErr = op.Errors.Err()
+		logger.Ctx(ctx).With("err", err).Errorw("persisting collection backups", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
 
 		return opStats.writeErr
 	}
@@ -243,6 +247,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	); err != nil {
 		op.Errors.Fail(errors.Wrap(err, "merging backup details"))
 		opStats.writeErr = op.Errors.Err()
+		logger.Ctx(ctx).With("err", err).Errorw("merging details", clues.InErr(err).Slice()...)
 
 		return opStats.writeErr
 	}