@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ func (o *IdleOptions) RunIdle(f *clientcmd.Factory) error {

 	for scaleRef, svcName := range byScalable {

 		obj, scale, err := scaleAnnotater.GetObjectWithScale(svcName.Namespace, scaleRef)

 		if err != nil {

-			fmt.Fprintf(o.errOut, "error: unable to get scale for %s %s/%s, not marking that scalable as idled\n", scaleRef.Kind, svcName.Namespace, scaleRef.Name)

+			fmt.Fprintf(o.errOut, "error: unable to get scale for %s %s/%s, not marking that scalable as idled: %v\n", scaleRef.Kind, svcName.Namespace, scaleRef.Name, err)

 			svcInfo := byService[svcName]

 			delete(svcInfo.scaleRefs, scaleRef)

 			hadError = true

@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ func (o *IdleOptions) RunIdle(f *clientcmd.Factory) error {

 		if !o.dryRun {

 			info.scale.Spec.Replicas = 0

 			if err := scaleAnnotater.UpdateObjectScale(info.namespace, scaleRef, info.obj, info.scale); err != nil {

-				fmt.Fprintf(o.errOut, "error: unable to scale %s %s/%s to 0, but still listed as target for unidling\n", scaleRef.Kind, info.namespace, scaleRef.Name)

+				fmt.Fprintf(o.errOut, "error: unable to scale %s %s/%s to 0, but still listed as target for unidling: %v\n", scaleRef.Kind, info.namespace, scaleRef.Name, err)

 				hadError = true

 				continue

 			}