diff --git a/n2vc/kubectl.py b/n2vc/kubectl.py
index 81d1a49..fec6bf4 100644
--- a/n2vc/kubectl.py
+++ b/n2vc/kubectl.py
@@ -524,8 +524,12 @@
         self.logger.info(f"metadata: {metadata}")
         secret = V1Secret(metadata=metadata, data=data, type=secret_type)
         self.logger.info(f"secret: {secret}")
-        v1_core.create_namespaced_secret(namespace, secret)
-        self.logger.info("Namespaced secret was created")
+        try:
+            v1_core.create_namespaced_secret(namespace, secret)
+            self.logger.info("Namespaced secret was created")
+        except ApiException as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Failed to create namespaced secret: {e}")
+            raise
 
     async def create_certificate(
         self,