diff --git a/lib/kubernetes-deploy/runner_task.rb b/lib/kubernetes-deploy/runner_task.rb
index 57ecde636..0b57124ea 100644
--- a/lib/kubernetes-deploy/runner_task.rb
+++ b/lib/kubernetes-deploy/runner_task.rb
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ def build_pod_definition(base_template)
     def set_container_overrides!(pod_definition, entrypoint, args, env_vars)
       container = pod_definition.spec.containers.find { |cont| cont.name == 'task-runner' }
       if container.nil?
-        raise TaskConfigurationError, "Pod spec does not contain a template container called 'task-runner'"
+        message = "Pod spec does not contain a template container called 'task-runner'"
+        @logger.summary.add_paragraph(message)
+        raise TaskConfigurationError, message
       end
 
       container.command = entrypoint
diff --git a/test/integration/runner_task_test.rb b/test/integration/runner_task_test.rb
index 2bde99948..fb9977c92 100644
--- a/test/integration/runner_task_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/runner_task_test.rb
@@ -206,6 +206,26 @@ def test_run_with_template_missing
     end
   end
 
+  def test_run_with_pod_spec_template_missing
+    deploy_task_template do |fixtures|
+      template = fixtures["template-runner.yml"]["PodTemplate"].first["template"]
+      template["spec"]["containers"].first["name"] = "bad-name"
+    end
+
+    task_runner = build_task_runner
+    assert_task_run_failure(task_runner.run(run_params))
+    message = "Pod spec does not contain a template container called 'task-runner'"
+
+    assert_raises_message(KubernetesDeploy::RunnerTask::TaskConfigurationError, message) do
+      task_runner.run!(run_params)
+    end
+
+    assert_logs_match_all([
+      "Result: FAILURE",
+      message
+    ], in_order: true)
+  end
+
   def test_run_adds_env_vars_provided_to_the_task_container
     deploy_task_template