diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
index eec475e7f7a..8c3bd9ab36d 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ func (c *Cloud) NodeAddresses(name types.NodeName) ([]v1.NodeAddress, error) {
 
 		internalIP, err := c.metadata.GetMetadata("local-ipv4")
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error querying AWS metadata for %q: %v", "local-ipv4", err)
 		}
 		addresses = append(addresses, v1.NodeAddress{Type: v1.NodeInternalIP, Address: internalIP})