diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/pipeline/PipelinePlacementPolicy.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/pipeline/PipelinePlacementPolicy.java
index 80374299b637..c4bfd3d1cd0e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/pipeline/PipelinePlacementPolicy.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/pipeline/PipelinePlacementPolicy.java
@@ -146,15 +146,17 @@ List<DatanodeDetails> filterViableNodes(
     healthyNodes = filterNodesWithSpace(healthyNodes, nodesRequired,
         metadataSizeRequired, dataSizeRequired);
     boolean multipleRacks = multipleRacksAvailable(healthyNodes);
+    int excludedNodesSize = 0;
     if (excludedNodes != null) {
+      excludedNodesSize = excludedNodes.size();
       healthyNodes.removeAll(excludedNodes);
     }
     int initialHealthyNodesCount = healthyNodes.size();
 
     if (initialHealthyNodesCount < nodesRequired) {
       msg = String.format("Pipeline creation failed due to no sufficient" +
-              " healthy datanodes. Required %d. Found %d.",
-          nodesRequired, initialHealthyNodesCount);
+              " healthy datanodes. Required %d. Found %d. Excluded %d.",
+          nodesRequired, initialHealthyNodesCount, excludedNodesSize);
       LOG.warn(msg);
       throw new SCMException(msg,
           SCMException.ResultCodes.FAILED_TO_FIND_SUITABLE_NODE);
@@ -178,14 +180,16 @@ List<DatanodeDetails> filterViableNodes(
       if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
         LOG.debug("Unable to find enough nodes that meet the criteria that" +
             " cannot engage in more than" + heavyNodeCriteria +
-            " pipelines. Nodes required: " + nodesRequired + " Found:" +
+            " pipelines. Nodes required: " + nodesRequired + " Excluded: " +
+            excludedNodesSize + " Found:" +
             healthyList.size() + " healthy nodes count in NodeManager: " +
             initialHealthyNodesCount);
       }
       msg = String.format("Pipeline creation failed because nodes are engaged" +
               " in other pipelines and every node can only be engaged in" +
-              " max %d pipelines. Required %d. Found %d",
-          heavyNodeCriteria, nodesRequired, healthyList.size());
+              " max %d pipelines. Required %d. Found %d. Excluded: %d.",
+          heavyNodeCriteria, nodesRequired, healthyList.size(),
+          excludedNodesSize);
       throw new SCMException(msg,
           SCMException.ResultCodes.FAILED_TO_FIND_SUITABLE_NODE);
     }