diff --git a/workbench b/workbench
index 40cdf39..92ae975 100755
--- a/workbench
+++ b/workbench
@@ -3326,6 +3326,14 @@ def update_terms():
                     "Term %s updated.",
                     config["host"] + "/taxonomy/term/" + row["term_id"],
                 )
+            else:
+                message = (
+                    f'Term {config["host"]}/taxonomy/term/{row["term_id"]} not updated.'
+                )
+                print("Warning: " + message)
+                logging.warning(
+                    f"{message} HTTP response code was {term_response.status_code}. Response body was {term_response.text}."
+                )
 
             if config["progress_bar"] is True:
                 row_count += 1
diff --git a/workbench_utils.py b/workbench_utils.py
index e15b339..28467ca 100644
--- a/workbench_utils.py
+++ b/workbench_utils.py
@@ -6480,9 +6480,10 @@ def create_term(config, vocab_id, term_name, term_csv_row=None):
         return tid
     else:
         logging.warning(
-            "Term '%s' not created, HTTP response code was %s.",
+            "Term '%s' not created, HTTP response code was %s, response body was %s.",
             term_name,
             response.status_code,
+            response.text,
         )
         return False