diff --git a/pkg/types/v1/runner.go b/pkg/types/v1/runner.go
index 214c3a76738..b1e857ddd2b 100644
--- a/pkg/types/v1/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/types/v1/runner.go
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ func (r RealRunner) Run(command string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 	cmd := r.InitCmd(command, args...)
 	out, err := r.RunCmd(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
-		r.error(fmt.Sprintf("Error running command: %s", err.Error()))
+		r.debug(fmt.Sprintf("'%s' command reported an error: %s", command, err.Error()))
+		r.debug(fmt.Sprintf("'%s' command output: %s", command, out))
 	}
 	return out, err
 }
@@ -66,12 +67,6 @@ func (r *RealRunner) SetLogger(logger Logger) {
 	r.Logger = logger
 }
 
-func (r RealRunner) error(msg string) {
-	if r.Logger != nil {
-		r.Logger.Error(msg)
-	}
-}
-
 func (r RealRunner) debug(msg string) {
 	if r.Logger != nil {
 		r.Logger.Debug(msg)
diff --git a/pkg/types/v1/runner_test.go b/pkg/types/v1/runner_test.go
index b8a8b3fb79f..784acd881dc 100644
--- a/pkg/types/v1/runner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/types/v1/runner_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	v1mock "github.com/rancher/elemental-toolkit/pkg/mocks"
 	v1 "github.com/rancher/elemental-toolkit/pkg/types/v1"
@@ -56,15 +55,16 @@ var _ = Describe("Runner", Label("types", "runner"), func() {
 	It("logs the command when on debug", func() {
 		memLog := &bytes.Buffer{}
 		logger := v1.NewBufferLogger(memLog)
-		logger.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
+		logger.SetLevel(v1.DebugLevel())
 		r := v1.RealRunner{Logger: logger}
 		_, err := r.Run("echo", "-n", "Some message")
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 		Expect(memLog.String()).To(ContainSubstring("echo -n Some message"))
 	})
-	It("logs when command is not found", func() {
+	It("logs when command is not found in debug mode", func() {
 		memLog := &bytes.Buffer{}
 		logger := v1.NewBufferLogger(memLog)
+		logger.SetLevel(v1.DebugLevel())
 		r := v1.RealRunner{Logger: logger}
 		_, err := r.Run("IAmMissing")
 		Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())