diff --git a/pkg/db/v1alpha1/interface.go b/pkg/db/v1alpha1/interface.go
index 5bc9c48f368..781a7d65e0e 100644
--- a/pkg/db/v1alpha1/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/db/v1alpha1/interface.go
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ func openSQLConn(driverName string, dataSourceName string, interval time.Duratio
 				if err = db.Ping(); err == nil {
 					return db, nil
 				}
+				klog.Errorf("Ping to Katib db failed: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				klog.Errorf("Open sql connection failed: %v", err)
 			}
 		case <-timeoutC:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Timeout waiting for DB conn successfully opened.")
diff --git a/pkg/db/v1alpha2/interface.go b/pkg/db/v1alpha2/interface.go
index 5b8fc5bca4e..97317967b77 100644
--- a/pkg/db/v1alpha2/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/db/v1alpha2/interface.go
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ func openSQLConn(driverName string, dataSourceName string, interval time.Duratio
 				if err = db.Ping(); err == nil {
 					return db, nil
 				}
+				klog.Errorf("Ping to Katib db failed: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				klog.Errorf("Open sql connection failed: %v", err)
 			}
 		case <-timeoutC:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Timeout waiting for DB conn successfully opened.")