diff --git a/cli/apiserver/provider.go b/cli/apiserver/provider.go
index b032cd4c8..dee6c225e 100644
--- a/cli/apiserver/provider.go
+++ b/cli/apiserver/provider.go
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package apiserver
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared/kubernetes"
@@ -61,7 +62,14 @@ func (provider *Provider) GetHealthStatus() (*shared.HealthResponse, error) {
 	if response, err := provider.client.Get(healthUrl); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if response.StatusCode > 299 {
-		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("status code: %d", response.StatusCode))
+		responseBody := new(strings.Builder)
+
+		if _, err := io.Copy(responseBody, response.Body); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("status code: %d - (bad response - %v)", response.StatusCode, err)
+		} else {
+			singleLineResponse := strings.ReplaceAll(responseBody.String(), "\n", "")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("status code: %d - (response - %v)", response.StatusCode, singleLineResponse)
+		}
 	} else {
 		defer response.Body.Close()