diff --git a/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go b/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
index 046ea1d4..f4b4b6b3 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ func (o *DebugOptions) handleAttachPod(ctx context.Context, f cmdutil.Factory, n
 	}
 
 	if err := opts.Run(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(opts.ErrOut, "Error attaching, falling back to logs: %v\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(opts.ErrOut, "warning: couldn't attach to pod/%s, falling back to streaming logs: %v\n", podName, err)
 		return logOpts(f, pod, opts)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/run/run.go b/pkg/cmd/run/run.go
index 73656aa2..dd154ce2 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/run/run.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/run/run.go
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ func handleAttachPod(f cmdutil.Factory, podClient corev1client.PodsGetter, ns, n
 	}
 
 	if err := opts.Run(); err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(opts.ErrOut, "Error attaching, falling back to logs: %v\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(opts.ErrOut, "warning: couldn't attach to pod/%s, falling back to streaming logs: %v\n", name, err)
 		return logOpts(f, pod, opts)
 	}
 	return nil