diff --git a/pkg/runtimes/docker/container.go b/pkg/runtimes/docker/container.go
index b397cf18..d2d189e2 100644
--- a/pkg/runtimes/docker/container.go
+++ b/pkg/runtimes/docker/container.go
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ func createContainer(ctx context.Context, dockerNode *NodeInDocker, name string)
 		if err != nil {
 			if client.IsErrNotFound(err) {
 				if err := pullImage(&ctx, docker, dockerNode.ContainerConfig.Image); err != nil {
-					log.Errorln("Failed to create container")
+					log.Errorf("Failed to create container '%s'", name)
 					return err
 				}
 				continue
 			}
-			log.Errorln("Failed to create container")
+			log.Errorf("Failed to create container '%s'", name)
 			return err
 		}
 		log.Debugln("Created container", resp.ID)
diff --git a/pkg/runtimes/docker/node.go b/pkg/runtimes/docker/node.go
index fc418a0c..9a82728c 100644
--- a/pkg/runtimes/docker/node.go
+++ b/pkg/runtimes/docker/node.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (d Docker) CreateNode(ctx context.Context, node *k3d.Node) error {
 
 	// create node
 	if err := createContainer(ctx, dockerNode, node.Name); err != nil {
-		log.Errorln("Failed to create k3d node")
+		log.Errorf("Failed to create node '%s'", node.Name)
 		return err
 	}