diff --git a/sushy/main.py b/sushy/main.py
index b5915b31..2d980899 100644
--- a/sushy/main.py
+++ b/sushy/main.py
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ class Sushy(base.ResourceBase):
 
         registry_col = self._get_registry_collection()
 
+        endpoint_registries = {}
         if registry_col:
             provided = registry_col.get_members()
             for r in provided:
@@ -602,9 +603,16 @@ class Sushy(base.ResourceBase):
                         self._language,
                         self._public_connector)
                 if registry:
-                    registries[r.registry] = registry
-                    if r.identity not in registries:
-                        registries[r.identity] = registry
+                    endpoint_registries[r.registry] = registry
+                    endpoint_registries.setdefault(r.identity, registry)
+
+        if endpoint_registries:
+            LOG.debug('Found registries for %(id)s: %(reg)s',
+                      {'id': self.identity,
+                       'reg': ', '.join(endpoint_registries)})
+            registries.update(endpoint_registries)
+        else:
+            LOG.debug('No registries are available for %s', self.identity)
 
         return registries
 
diff --git a/sushy/resources/base.py b/sushy/resources/base.py
index 4eeb0215..1dbb8c26 100644
--- a/sushy/resources/base.py
+++ b/sushy/resources/base.py
@@ -578,6 +578,43 @@ class ResourceBase(object, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 
         return val
 
+    def _get_registry(self, identity, language='en', description='registry'):
+        """Get a registry with the given identity.
+
+        :param identity: The registry identity.
+        :param language: RFC 5646 language code for Message Registries.
+            Indicates language of registry to be used. Defaults to 'en'.
+        :param description: Human-readable description to use in logging.
+        :returns: the corresponding registry object or None.
+        """
+        registries = self._registries
+        if not registries:
+            LOG.info('No %s is available', description)
+            return None
+
+        for key, registry in registries.items():
+            if (registry
+                    and self._attribute_registry in (key, registry.identity)):
+                if language != registry.language:
+                    LOG.debug('Found %(descr)s but its language %(reg_lang)s '
+                              'does not match the requested %(lang)s',
+                              {'descr': description,
+                               'lang': language,
+                               'reg_lang': registry.language})
+                    continue
+
+                return registry
+
+        avail = ', '.join(f'{reg.identity} ({reg.language})'
+                          for reg in registries.values())
+        LOG.info('%(descr)s %(registry)s not available for language %(lang)s; '
+                 'available are: %(avail)s',
+                 {'descr': description,
+                  'registry': self._attribute_registry,
+                  'lang': language,
+                  'avail': avail})
+        return None
+
     def _parse_attributes(self, json_doc):
         """Parse the attributes of a resource.
 
diff --git a/sushy/resources/system/bios.py b/sushy/resources/system/bios.py
index 8340a956..9672e45d 100644
--- a/sushy/resources/system/bios.py
+++ b/sushy/resources/system/bios.py
@@ -235,24 +235,6 @@ class Bios(base.ResourceBase):
             Indicates language of registry to be used. Defaults to 'en'.
         :returns: the BIOS Attribute Registry
         """
-        registries = self._registries
-        for key, registry in registries.items():
-            # Check that BIOS attribute_registry matches the identity
-            # of a registry, and this is the requested language
-            if (registry
-                    and self._attribute_registry in (key, registry.identity)):
-                if language != registry.language:
-                    LOG.debug('Found BIOS attribute registry but '
-                              'language %(lang)s does not match '
-                              '%(reg_lang)s',
-                              {'lang': language,
-                               'reg_lang': registry.language})
-                    continue
-
-                return registry
-
-        LOG.info('BIOS attribute registry %(registry)s '
-                 'not available for language %(lang)s',
-                 {'registry': self._attribute_registry,
-                  'lang': language})
-        return None
+        return self._get_registry(self._attribute_registry,
+                                  language=language,
+                                  description='BIOS attribute registry')