diff --git a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/util/ElasticUtils.java b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/util/ElasticUtils.java
index 2d1d9b50fb67f906bd0a8962dede9cf61f574919..ca758aea134b6b8dea450ad1e5aaf71111521b1c 100644
--- a/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/util/ElasticUtils.java
+++ b/testing/indexer-test-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/util/ElasticUtils.java
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ public class ElasticUtils {
             restHighLevelClient = new RestHighLevelClient(builder);
 
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new AssertionError("Setup elastic error");
+            log.info(String.format("host: %s, port: %d", Config.getElasticHost(), Config.getPort()));
+            throw new AssertionError("Setup elastic error" + e);
         }
         return restHighLevelClient;
     }