diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index abfdf6c8..b83991fe 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ async function checkOutRemoteBranch(branch) {
 
     return true;
   } catch (error) {
-    core.info(`Branch "${branch}" does not yet exist on remote.`);
+    core.info(`Branch "${branch}" does not yet exist on remote. error: ${error}`);
     await runShellCommand(`git checkout -b ${branch}`);
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a553358c..98c53aed 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ async function checkOutRemoteBranch(branch) {
 
     return true;
   } catch (error) {
-    core.info(`Branch "${branch}" does not yet exist on remote.`);
+    core.info(`Branch "${branch}" does not yet exist on remote. error: ${error}`);
     await runShellCommand(`git checkout -b ${branch}`);
     return false;
   }