diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index fce0dd8ad..b9c855a7a 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -319,11 +319,13 @@ func (f finalizerFunc) Finalize(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object) (crfinal
 func authFilePathIfPresent(logger logr.Logger) string {
 	_, err := os.Stat(authFilePath)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		logger.Info("auth file not found, skipping configuration of global auth file", "path", authFilePath)
 		return ""
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error(err, "could not stat auth file path", "path", authFilePath)
+		logger.Error(err, "unable to access auth file path", "path", authFilePath)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+	logger.Info("auth file found, configuring globally for image registry interactions", "path", authFilePath)
 	return authFilePath
 }