diff --git a/registry/verify-namespace-owner/verify_namespace_owner.go b/registry/verify-namespace-owner/verify_namespace_owner.go
index 1baaa85..3450e1c 100644
--- a/registry/verify-namespace-owner/verify_namespace_owner.go
+++ b/registry/verify-namespace-owner/verify_namespace_owner.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ func getNamespace(tk toolkit.Toolkit, c config, user github.User, repositories s
 				return namespace.Namespace{}, toolkit.FailedErrorf("unable to decode namespace\n%w", err)
 			}
 
+			tk.Debugf("creating new namespace: %s\n%s", file, b)
 			if _, resp, err := repositories.CreateFile(context.Background(), c.Owner, c.Repository, file, &github.RepositoryContentFileOptions{
 				Author: &github.CommitAuthor{
 					Name:  github.String("buildpacks-bot"),
@@ -142,9 +143,10 @@ func getNamespace(tk toolkit.Toolkit, c config, user github.User, repositories s
 				Message: github.String(fmt.Sprintf("New Namespace: %s", c.Namespace)),
 				Content: b,
 			}); resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == http.StatusConflict {
-				tk.Warning("retrying namespace update after conflict")
+				tk.Warningf("retrying namespace update after conflict: %s", file)
 				continue
 			} else if err != nil {
+				tk.Errorf("unable to create namespace: %s", file)
 				return namespace.Namespace{}, toolkit.FailedErrorf("unable to create namespace\n%w", err)
 			}
 
diff --git a/registry/verify-namespace-owner/verify_namespace_owner_test.go b/registry/verify-namespace-owner/verify_namespace_owner_test.go
index 00fcc18..b95c781 100644
--- a/registry/verify-namespace-owner/verify_namespace_owner_test.go
+++ b/registry/verify-namespace-owner/verify_namespace_owner_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func TestVerifyNamespaceOwner(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		it.Before(func() {
+			tk.On("Debugf", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return()
 			tk.On("GetInput", "owner").Return("test-owner", true)
 			tk.On("GetInput", "repository").Return("test-repository", true)
 			tk.On("GetInput", "namespace").Return("test-namespace", true)