diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
index 6517448e721..be8ef60cca1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -793,9 +793,9 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) SyncPod(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontaine
 			// repetitive log spam
 			switch {
 			case err == images.ErrImagePullBackOff:
-				klog.V(3).Infof("%v start failed: %v: %s", typeName, err, msg)
+				klog.V(3).Infof("%v %+v start failed in pod %v: %v: %s", typeName, spec.container, format.Pod(pod), err, msg)
 			default:
-				utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("%v start failed: %v: %s", typeName, err, msg))
+				utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("%v %+v start failed in pod %v: %v: %s", typeName, spec.container, format.Pod(pod), err, msg))
 			}
 			return err
 		}