diff --git a/lib/config/src/load.rs b/lib/config/src/load.rs
index bfd120ea4..8dd9fe25f 100644
--- a/lib/config/src/load.rs
+++ b/lib/config/src/load.rs
@@ -208,11 +208,13 @@ fn interpolate_env_and_shell(input: &str) -> String {
         .arg("-c")
         .arg(command)
         .output()
+        .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("{}: Failed to get output for $({command}): {e}", "WARN".yellow()))
       else {
         return String::new();
       };
       String::from_utf8(output.stdout)
         .map(|value| value.trim().to_string())
+        .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("{}: Failed to parse shell stdout for $({command}) as utf-8: {e}", "WARN".yellow()))
         .unwrap_or_default()
     })
     .into_owned();
@@ -241,5 +243,6 @@ fn try_get_env_extended(var_name: &str) -> String {
   };
   String::from_utf8(output.stdout)
     .map(|value| value.trim().to_string())
+    .inspect_err(|e| eprintln!("{}: Failed to parse shell stdout for ${var_name} as utf-8: {e}", "WARN".yellow()))
     .unwrap_or_default()
 }