diff --git a/lib/bacalhau.js b/lib/bacalhau.js
index 4d8c6080..8adf8633 100644
--- a/lib/bacalhau.js
+++ b/lib/bacalhau.js
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ async function start ({
         setInterval(() => {
           updateStats({ metricsStream, apiUrl })
             .catch(err => {
-              logStream.write('Cannot fetch Bacalhau module stats.', err)
+              logStream.write(
+                `Cannot fetch Bacalhau module stats. ${err.stack || err.message || err}`
+              )
             })
         }, 1000).unref()
         resolve()
diff --git a/lib/saturn-node.js b/lib/saturn-node.js
index 72400822..bed55703 100644
--- a/lib/saturn-node.js
+++ b/lib/saturn-node.js
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ async function start ({
         setInterval(() => {
           updateStats({ metricsStream, apiUrl })
             .catch(err => {
-              logStream.write('Cannot fetch Saturn module stats.', err)
+              logStream.write(
+                `Cannot fetch Saturn module stats. ${err.stack || err.message || err}`
+              )
             })
         }, 1000).unref()
         resolve()