diff --git a/controller/eventService/Service.go b/controller/eventService/Service.go
index c1ca1ed7d0adfd497acf570ade26b66cb45be85a..4bda9d109f9beb8cf463a57f2e61069943456a5b 100644
--- a/controller/eventService/Service.go
+++ b/controller/eventService/Service.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func connect(addr string) (*amqp.Connection, error) {
 			logrus.Debug("Connected to RabbitMQ")
 			return conn, nil
 		}
-		logrus.Error("could not connect to RabbitMQ. Retrying in 2 seconds.")
+		logrus.Errorf("could not connect to RabbitMQ with error: %s. Retrying in 2 seconds.", err.Error())
 		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 	}