diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/registry/ModelRegistry.java b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/registry/ModelRegistry.java
index c93bebe6f2ce8..82a2572df790d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/registry/ModelRegistry.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/registry/ModelRegistry.java
@@ -728,6 +728,10 @@ public void onResponse(AcknowledgedResponse resp) {
 
             @Override
             public void onFailure(Exception exc) {
+                logger.warn(
+                    format("Failed to add inference endpoint [%s] minimal service settings to cluster state", inferenceEntityId),
+                    exc
+                );
                 deleteModel(inferenceEntityId, ActionListener.running(() -> {
                     listener.onFailure(
                         new ElasticsearchStatusException(