diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/micronaut/build/MicronautDocsPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/io/micronaut/build/MicronautDocsPlugin.groovy
index 2a12ed44..b964d473 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/micronaut/build/MicronautDocsPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/micronaut/build/MicronautDocsPlugin.groovy
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ abstract class MicronautDocsPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
                 outputIndex = layout.buildDir.file("working/05-dropdown/index.html")
                 versionsJson = githubApi.zip(slug) { api, ghSlug ->
                     try {
-                        byte[] jsonArr = api.fetchTagsFromGitHub(ghslug)
+                        byte[] jsonArr = api.fetchTagsFromGitHub(ghSlug)
                         return new String(jsonArr, "UTF-8")
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        task.logger.error("Exception fetching github tags for $ghSlug")
+                        task.logger.error("Exception fetching github tags for $ghSlug", e)
                         return "[]"
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/micronaut/build/utils/GithubApiUtils.java b/src/main/java/io/micronaut/build/utils/GithubApiUtils.java
index d1bec514..e9fa5521 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/micronaut/build/utils/GithubApiUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/micronaut/build/utils/GithubApiUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2022 original authors
+ * Copyright 2017-2023 original authors
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static byte[] fetchTagsFromGitHub(Logger logger, String slug) {
 
     private static byte[] fetchFromGithub(Logger logger, String slug, String what) {
         String url = System.getProperty(GITHUB_API_BASE_URL_SYSTEM_PROPERTY, GITHUB_BASE_API_URL) + "/repos/" + normalizeSlug(slug) + "/" + what;
+        logger.lifecycle("Fetching " + what + " from " + url);
         try {
             return fetchFromGithub(logger, connectionForGithubUrl(logger, url));
         } catch (IOException ex) {