diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/managers/health.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/managers/health.py
index 1d9fc0d39..e8cb79ea3 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/managers/health.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/managers/health.py
@@ -95,8 +95,14 @@ class HealthServer(base_server.BaseHealthServer):
     def liveness_status(self):
         for component in self._registry:
             if not component.is_alive():
-                msg = 'Component %s is dead.' % component.__class__.__name__
-                LOG.error(msg)
+                exc = component.get_last_exception()
+                if not exc:
+                    msg = f'Component {component.__class__.__name__} is dead.'
+                    LOG.error(msg)
+                else:
+                    msg = (f'Component {component.__class__.__name__} is dead.'
+                           f' Last caught exception below')
+                    LOG.exception(msg, exc_info=exc)
                 return msg, httplib.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, {}
         return 'ok', httplib.OK, {}
 
diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/handlers/health.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/handlers/health.py
index 175210950..2fe30cbd9 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/handlers/health.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/handlers/health.py
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ class HealthHandler(object):
         self._ready = True
         self._manager = HealthRegister.get_instance()
         self._manager.register(self)
+        self._last_exception = None
 
-    def set_liveness(self, alive):
+    def set_liveness(self, alive, exc=None):
+        if exc:
+            self._last_exception = exc
         self._alive = alive
 
     def set_readiness(self, ready):
@@ -49,3 +52,6 @@ class HealthHandler(object):
 
     def is_ready(self, *args):
         return self._ready
+
+    def get_last_exception(self):
+        return self._last_exception
diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/handlers/retry.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/handlers/retry.py
index 6421cca80..1116137ad 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/handlers/retry.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/handlers/retry.py
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ class Retry(base.EventHandler):
                         ex.reraise = False
                     else:
                         LOG.debug('Report handler unhealthy %s', self._handler)
-                        self._handler.set_liveness(alive=False)
-            except Exception:
+                        self._handler.set_liveness(alive=False, exc=ex.value)
+            except Exception as ex:
                 LOG.exception('Report handler unhealthy %s', self._handler)
-                self._handler.set_liveness(alive=False)
+                self._handler.set_liveness(alive=False, exc=ex)
                 raise
 
     def _sleep(self, deadline, attempt, exception):