diff --git a/src/container/container_iv.c b/src/container/container_iv.c
index c51ebe183a3..6f744025333 100644
--- a/src/container/container_iv.c
+++ b/src/container/container_iv.c
@@ -479,8 +479,9 @@ cont_iv_ent_fetch(struct ds_iv_entry *entry, struct ds_iv_key *key,
 				rc = cont_iv_prop_ent_create(entry, key);
 				if (rc == 0)
 					goto again;
-				D_ERROR("create cont prop iv entry failed "
-					""DF_RC"\n", DP_RC(rc));
+				D_ERROR("cont " DF_UUID " create IV_CONT_PROP iv entry failed "
+					"" DF_RC "\n",
+					DP_UUID(civ_key->cont_uuid), DP_RC(rc));
 			} else if (class_id == IV_CONT_CAPA) {
 				struct container_hdl	chdl = { 0 };
 				int			rc1;
diff --git a/src/container/srv_container.c b/src/container/srv_container.c
index d15c597b8e2..249c9cbef84 100644
--- a/src/container/srv_container.c
+++ b/src/container/srv_container.c
@@ -2058,8 +2058,10 @@ cont_lookup(struct rdb_tx *tx, const struct cont_svc *svc, const uuid_t uuid, st
 	d_iov_set(&tmp, NULL, 0);
 	/* check if the container exists or not */
 	rc = rdb_tx_lookup(tx, &svc->cs_conts, &key, &tmp);
-	if (rc != 0)
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		DL_ERROR(rc, "cont " DF_UUID ", rdb_tx_lookup failed.\n", DP_UUID(uuid));
 		D_GOTO(err, rc);
+	}
 
 	D_ALLOC_PTR(p);
 	if (p == NULL) {
@@ -2126,6 +2128,7 @@ cont_lookup(struct rdb_tx *tx, const struct cont_svc *svc, const uuid_t uuid, st
 err_p:
 	D_FREE(p);
 err:
+	DL_ERROR(rc, "cont " DF_UUID ", lookup failed.\n", DP_UUID(uuid));
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -5934,8 +5937,11 @@ ds_cont_get_prop(uuid_t pool_uuid, uuid_t cont_uuid, daos_prop_t **prop_out)
 
 	D_ASSERT(dss_get_module_info()->dmi_xs_id == 0);
 	rc = cont_svc_lookup_leader(pool_uuid, 0, &svc, NULL);
-	if (rc != 0)
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		DL_ERROR(rc, "pool " DF_UUID " cont_svc_lookup_leader failed\n",
+			 DP_UUID(pool_uuid));
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = rdb_tx_begin(svc->cs_rsvc->s_db, svc->cs_rsvc->s_term, &tx);
 	if (rc != 0)
@@ -5943,8 +5949,10 @@ ds_cont_get_prop(uuid_t pool_uuid, uuid_t cont_uuid, daos_prop_t **prop_out)
 
 	ABT_rwlock_rdlock(svc->cs_lock);
 	rc = cont_lookup(&tx, svc, cont_uuid, &cont);
-	if (rc != 0)
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		DL_ERROR(rc, DF_CONT " cont_lookup failed\n", DP_CONT(pool_uuid, cont_uuid));
 		D_GOTO(out_lock, rc);
+	}
 
 	rc = cont_prop_read(&tx, cont, DAOS_CO_QUERY_PROP_ALL, &prop, true);
 	cont_put(cont);
diff --git a/src/container/srv_epoch.c b/src/container/srv_epoch.c
index ae1e7be322e..029285b00cc 100644
--- a/src/container/srv_epoch.c
+++ b/src/container/srv_epoch.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * (C) Copyright 2016-2023 Intel Corporation.
+ * (C) Copyright 2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
  */
@@ -682,8 +683,11 @@ ds_cont_get_snapshots(uuid_t pool_uuid, uuid_t cont_uuid,
 
 	D_ASSERT(dss_get_module_info()->dmi_xs_id == 0);
 	rc = cont_svc_lookup_leader(pool_uuid, 0, &svc, NULL);
-	if (rc != 0)
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		DL_ERROR(rc, "pool " DF_UUID " cont_svc_lookup_leader failed\n",
+			 DP_UUID(pool_uuid));
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = rdb_tx_begin(svc->cs_rsvc->s_db, svc->cs_rsvc->s_term, &tx);
 	if (rc != 0)
@@ -691,8 +695,10 @@ ds_cont_get_snapshots(uuid_t pool_uuid, uuid_t cont_uuid,
 
 	ABT_rwlock_rdlock(svc->cs_lock);
 	rc = cont_lookup(&tx, svc, cont_uuid, &cont);
-	if (rc != 0)
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		DL_ERROR(rc, DF_CONT " cont_lookup failed\n", DP_CONT(pool_uuid, cont_uuid));
 		D_GOTO(out_lock, rc);
+	}
 
 	rc = read_snap_list(&tx, cont, snapshots, snap_count);
 	cont_put(cont);
diff --git a/src/pool/srv_pool.c b/src/pool/srv_pool.c
index 433850100fe..45a67852ad7 100644
--- a/src/pool/srv_pool.c
+++ b/src/pool/srv_pool.c
@@ -2613,8 +2613,11 @@ ds_pool_cont_svc_lookup_leader(uuid_t pool_uuid, struct cont_svc **svcp,
 	int			rc;
 
 	rc = pool_svc_lookup_leader(pool_uuid, &pool_svc, hint);
-	if (rc != 0)
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		DL_ERROR(rc, "pool " DF_UUID " pool_svc_lookup_leader failed\n",
+			 DP_UUID(pool_uuid));
 		return rc;
+	}
 	*svcp = pool_svc->ps_cont_svc;
 	return 0;
 }