diff --git a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
index b06c177c478f..f96899a5fe7e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ spec:
             privileged: false
             runAsUser: 65532
             runAsGroup: 65532
+          terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: manager
       tolerations:
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 31868aed12a2..85470850bf18 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ spec:
             privileged: false
             runAsUser: 65532
             runAsGroup: 65532
+          terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: manager
       tolerations:
diff --git a/controlplane/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml b/controlplane/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 314d8c395742..a68c23a4162f 100644
--- a/controlplane/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/controlplane/kubeadm/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ spec:
             privileged: false
             runAsUser: 65532
             runAsGroup: 65532
+          terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: manager
       tolerations:
diff --git a/test/extension/config/default/manager.yaml b/test/extension/config/default/manager.yaml
index 4a1e2359f18e..be4824eb3f9f 100644
--- a/test/extension/config/default/manager.yaml
+++ b/test/extension/config/default/manager.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ spec:
             privileged: false
             runAsUser: 65532
             runAsGroup: 65532
+          terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: manager
       tolerations:
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/docker/config/manager/manager.yaml b/test/infrastructure/docker/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 29c2661bbca9..0ff169ab61ea 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/docker/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/test/infrastructure/docker/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ spec:
             name: dockersock
         securityContext:
           privileged: true
+        terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: manager
       tolerations:
diff --git a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/config/manager/manager.yaml b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/config/manager/manager.yaml
index fe7bc67cca04..14288c5c6129 100644
--- a/test/infrastructure/inmemory/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/test/infrastructure/inmemory/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ spec:
           privileged: false
           runAsUser: 65532
           runAsGroup: 65532
+        terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       serviceAccountName: manager
       tolerations: