diff --git a/http/sys_health.go b/http/sys_health.go
index 7b67bf3131..5dd14e3da6 100644
--- a/http/sys_health.go
+++ b/http/sys_health.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func fetchStatusCode(r *http.Request, field string) (int, bool, bool) {
 func handleSysHealthGet(core *vault.Core, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	code, body, err := getSysHealth(core, r)
 	if err != nil {
+		core.Logger().Error("error checking health", "error", err)
 		respondError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, nil)
 		return
 	}