diff --git a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/flytek8s/pod_helper.go b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/flytek8s/pod_helper.go
index 2a17751c62..69111dc030 100644
--- a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/flytek8s/pod_helper.go
+++ b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/flytek8s/pod_helper.go
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ func DemystifySuccess(status v1.PodStatus, info pluginsCore.TaskInfo) (pluginsCo
 	for _, status := range append(
 		append(status.InitContainerStatuses, status.ContainerStatuses...), status.EphemeralContainerStatuses...) {
 		if status.State.Terminated != nil && strings.Contains(status.State.Terminated.Reason, OOMKilled) {
-			return pluginsCore.PhaseInfoRetryableFailure("OOMKilled",
+			return pluginsCore.PhaseInfoRetryableFailure(OOMKilled,
 				"Pod reported success despite being OOMKilled", &info), nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -777,9 +777,14 @@ func DeterminePrimaryContainerPhase(primaryContainerName string, statuses []v1.C
 			}
 
 			if s.State.Terminated != nil {
-				if s.State.Terminated.ExitCode != 0 {
+				if s.State.Terminated.ExitCode != 0 || strings.Contains(s.State.Terminated.Reason, OOMKilled) {
+					message := fmt.Sprintf("\r\n[%v] terminated with exit code (%v). Reason [%v]. Message: \n%v.",
+						s.Name,
+						s.State.Terminated.ExitCode,
+						s.State.Terminated.Reason,
+						s.State.Terminated.Message)
 					return pluginsCore.PhaseInfoRetryableFailure(
-						s.State.Terminated.Reason, s.State.Terminated.Message, info)
+						s.State.Terminated.Reason, message, info)
 				}
 				return pluginsCore.PhaseInfoSuccess(info)
 			}
diff --git a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/flytek8s/pod_helper_test.go b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/flytek8s/pod_helper_test.go
index b5a51323d2..f25d499188 100644
--- a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/flytek8s/pod_helper_test.go
+++ b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/flytek8s/pod_helper_test.go
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ func TestDeterminePrimaryContainerPhase(t *testing.T) {
 		}, info)
 		assert.Equal(t, pluginsCore.PhaseRetryableFailure, phaseInfo.Phase())
 		assert.Equal(t, "foo", phaseInfo.Err().Code)
-		assert.Equal(t, "foo failed", phaseInfo.Err().Message)
+		assert.Equal(t, "\r\n[primary] terminated with exit code (1). Reason [foo]. Message: \nfoo failed.", phaseInfo.Err().Message)
 	})
 	t.Run("primary container succeeded", func(t *testing.T) {
 		phaseInfo := DeterminePrimaryContainerPhase(primaryContainerName, []v1.ContainerStatus{
@@ -1751,6 +1751,23 @@ func TestDeterminePrimaryContainerPhase(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, PrimaryContainerNotFound, phaseInfo.Err().Code)
 		assert.Equal(t, "Primary container [primary] not found in pod's container statuses", phaseInfo.Err().Message)
 	})
+	t.Run("primary container failed with OOMKilled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		phaseInfo := DeterminePrimaryContainerPhase(primaryContainerName, []v1.ContainerStatus{
+			secondaryContainer, {
+				Name: primaryContainerName,
+				State: v1.ContainerState{
+					Terminated: &v1.ContainerStateTerminated{
+						ExitCode: 0,
+						Reason:   OOMKilled,
+						Message:  "foo failed",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}, info)
+		assert.Equal(t, pluginsCore.PhaseRetryableFailure, phaseInfo.Phase())
+		assert.Equal(t, OOMKilled, phaseInfo.Err().Code)
+		assert.Equal(t, "\r\n[primary] terminated with exit code (0). Reason [OOMKilled]. Message: \nfoo failed.", phaseInfo.Err().Message)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestGetPodTemplate(t *testing.T) {