diff --git a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
index 3545b4632..0839498c7 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func watchPodsForTapping(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Pro
 		}
 
 		if err := updateMizuTappers(ctx, kubernetesProvider, mizuApiFilteringOptions); err != nil {
-			logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Error updating daemonset: %v", errormessage.FormatError(err)))
+			logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Error updating tappers: %v", errormessage.FormatError(err)))
 			cancel()
 		}
 	}
@@ -552,6 +552,23 @@ func watchApiServerPod(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provi
 			}
 
 			logger.Log.Debugf("Watching API Server pod loop, modified: %v", modifiedPod.Status.Phase)
+
+			if modifiedPod.Status.Phase == core.PodPending {
+				if modifiedPod.Status.Conditions[0].Type == core.PodScheduled && modifiedPod.Status.Conditions[0].Status != core.ConditionTrue {
+					logger.Log.Debugf("Wasn't able to deploy the API server. Reason: \"%s\"", modifiedPod.Status.Conditions[0].Message)
+					logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Wasn't able to deploy the API server, for more info check logs at %s", logger.GetLogFilePath()))
+					cancel()
+					break
+				}
+
+				if len(modifiedPod.Status.ContainerStatuses) > 0 && modifiedPod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].State.Waiting != nil && modifiedPod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].State.Waiting.Reason == "ErrImagePull" {
+					logger.Log.Debugf("Wasn't able to deploy the API server. (ErrImagePull) Reason: \"%s\"", modifiedPod.Status.ContainerStatuses[0].State.Waiting.Message)
+					logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Wasn't able to deploy the API server: failed to pull the image, for more info check logs at %v", logger.GetLogFilePath()))
+					cancel()
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
 			if modifiedPod.Status.Phase == core.PodRunning && !isPodReady {
 				isPodReady = true
 				go startProxyReportErrorIfAny(kubernetesProvider, cancel)
@@ -563,7 +580,7 @@ func watchApiServerPod(ctx context.Context, kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provi
 					break
 				}
 				if err := updateMizuTappers(ctx, kubernetesProvider, mizuApiFilteringOptions); err != nil {
-					logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Error updating daemonset: %v", errormessage.FormatError(err)))
+					logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Error updating tappers: %v", errormessage.FormatError(err)))
 					cancel()
 				}