diff --git a/.github/scripts/e2e_tests.sh b/.github/scripts/e2e_tests.sh
index 3071e349..ff589e4c 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/e2e_tests.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/e2e_tests.sh
@@ -268,12 +268,17 @@ log_and_run echo "Verifying bucket deletion with name '$BUCKET_TO_BE_DELETED'...
 
 # Check if the bucket has been deleted
 log_and_run aws s3 ls --endpoint-url "$S3_ENDPOINT"
+
+# Run head-bucket to check if the bucket has been deleted
 BUCKET_HEAD_RESULT=$(log_and_run AWS_MAX_ATTEMPTS=$ATTEMPTS AWS_RETRY_DELAY=$DELAY aws --endpoint-url "$S3_ENDPOINT" s3api head-bucket --bucket "$BUCKET_TO_BE_DELETED" --profile iam 2>&1 || true)
 
+# Log the actual error result for debugging purposes
+log_and_run echo "head-bucket result: $BUCKET_HEAD_RESULT"
+
 # Check if the result contains the "Not Found" error message
 if [[ "$BUCKET_HEAD_RESULT" == *"Not Found"* ]]; then
   log_and_run echo "Bucket with name '$BUCKET_TO_BE_DELETED' was successfully deleted (Not Found error)."
 else
-  log_and_run echo "Bucket with name '$BUCKET_TO_BE_DELETED' was not deleted after $ATTEMPTS attempts."
+  log_and_run echo "Bucket with name '$BUCKET_TO_BE_DELETED' was not deleted after $ATTEMPTS attempts. Error: $BUCKET_HEAD_RESULT"
   exit 1
 fi