diff --git a/pkg/deploymentrecord/client.go b/pkg/deploymentrecord/client.go
index c335e87..fe50b74 100644
--- a/pkg/deploymentrecord/client.go
+++ b/pkg/deploymentrecord/client.go
@@ -240,15 +240,18 @@ func (c *Client) PostOne(ctx context.Context, record *DeploymentRecord) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Drain and close response body to enable connection reuse
-		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
-		_ = resp.Body.Close()
-
 		if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
+			// Drain and close response body to enable connection reuse
+			_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+			_ = resp.Body.Close()
 			dtmetrics.PostDeploymentRecordOk.Inc()
 			return nil
 		}
 
+		// Drain and close response body to enable connection reuse by reading body for error logging
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+
 		lastErr = fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
 
 		// Don't retry on client errors (4xx) except for 429
@@ -257,10 +260,18 @@ func (c *Client) PostOne(ctx context.Context, record *DeploymentRecord) error {
 			dtmetrics.PostDeploymentRecordClientError.Inc()
 			slog.Warn("client error, aborting",
 				"attempt", attempt,
-				"error", lastErr)
+				"error", lastErr,
+				"status_code", resp.StatusCode,
+				"msg", string(body),
+			)
 			return &ClientError{err: lastErr}
 		}
 		dtmetrics.PostDeploymentRecordSoftFail.Inc()
+		slog.Debug("retriable server error",
+			"attempt", attempt,
+			"status_code", resp.StatusCode,
+			"msg", string(body),
+		)
 	}
 
 	dtmetrics.PostDeploymentRecordHardFail.Inc()