diff --git a/internal/controller/replication.storage/volumereplication_controller.go b/internal/controller/replication.storage/volumereplication_controller.go
index 288d0c8ac..73b3787c1 100644
--- a/internal/controller/replication.storage/volumereplication_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/replication.storage/volumereplication_controller.go
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func getInfoReconcileInterval(parameters map[string]string, logger logr.Logger)
 func (r *VolumeReplicationReconciler) getReplicationClient(ctx context.Context, driverName, dataSource string) (grpcClient.VolumeReplication, error) {
 	conn, err := r.Connpool.GetLeaderByDriver(ctx, r.Client, driverName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no leader for the ControllerService of driver %q", driverName)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no leader for the ControllerService of driver %q: %v", driverName, err)
 	}
 
 	for _, cap := range conn.Capabilities {