diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 7da33ae577..79c572e25b 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ spec:
             - ALL
           runAsUser: 65532
           runAsGroup: 65532
+        terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       securityContext:
         runAsNonRoot: true
         seccompProfile:
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/net-operator/config/manager/manager.yaml b/test/infrastructure/net-operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 62dadf6a05..71697ed8e3 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/net-operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/test/infrastructure/net-operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ spec:
           privileged: false
           runAsUser: 65532
           runAsGroup: 65532
+        terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: manager
       tolerations:
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/vcsim/config/manager/manager.yaml b/test/infrastructure/vcsim/config/manager/manager.yaml
index fe7bc67cca..14288c5c61 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/vcsim/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/test/infrastructure/vcsim/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ spec:
           privileged: false
           runAsUser: 65532
           runAsGroup: 65532
+        terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: manager
       tolerations: