diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/embeddings/utils.py b/python/python/lancedb/embeddings/utils.py
index 3c0923c1..813631ca 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/embeddings/utils.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/embeddings/utils.py
@@ -255,7 +255,13 @@ def retry_with_exponential_backoff(
                     )
 
                 delay *= exponential_base * (1 + jitter * random.random())
-                logging.info("Retrying in %s seconds...", delay)
+                logging.warning(
+                    "Error occurred: %s \n Retrying in %s seconds (retry %s of %s) \n",
+                    e,
+                    delay,
+                    num_retries,
+                    max_retries,
+                )
                 time.sleep(delay)
 
     return wrapper