diff --git a/controllers/backstage_controller.go b/controllers/backstage_controller.go
index e3c2a65c..3cffea8c 100644
--- a/controllers/backstage_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/backstage_controller.go
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ func (r *BackstageReconciler) readConfigMapOrDefault(ctx context.Context, name s
 	val, ok := cm.Data[key]
 	if !ok {
 		// key not found, default
-		lg.V(1).Info("custom configuration configMap and data exists, trying to apply it", "configMap", cm.Name, "key", key)
+		lg.V(1).Info("custom configuration configMap exists but no such key, applying default config", "configMap", cm.Name, "key", key)
 		err := readYamlFile(defFile(key), object)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read YAML file: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		lg.V(1).Info("custom configuration configMap exists but no such key, applying default config", "configMap", cm.Name, "key", key)
+		lg.V(1).Info("custom configuration configMap and data exists, trying to apply it", "configMap", cm.Name, "key", key)
 		err := readYaml([]byte(val), object)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read YAML: %w", err)
diff --git a/controllers/backstage_service.go b/controllers/backstage_service.go
index 1176f732..f479a2bb 100644
--- a/controllers/backstage_service.go
+++ b/controllers/backstage_service.go
@@ -33,14 +33,19 @@ func (r *BackstageReconciler) reconcileBackstageService(ctx context.Context, bac
 			Namespace: ns,
 		},
 	}
+
 	if _, err := controllerutil.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, r.Client, service, r.serviceObjectMutFun(ctx, service, *backstage,
 		backstage.Spec.RawRuntimeConfig.BackstageConfigName, "service.yaml", service.Name, service.Name)); err != nil {
+
 		if errors.IsConflict(err) {
 			return retryReconciliation(err)
 		}
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to deploy Backstage Service: %s", err)
+
 		setStatusCondition(backstage, bs.ConditionDeployed, metav1.ConditionFalse, bs.DeployFailed, msg)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s %w", msg, err)
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -49,6 +54,7 @@ func (r *BackstageReconciler) reconcileBackstageService(ctx context.Context, bac
 func (r *BackstageReconciler) serviceObjectMutFun(ctx context.Context, targetService *corev1.Service, backstage bs.Backstage,
 	configName, configKey, serviceName, label string) controllerutil.MutateFn {
 	return func() error {
+
 		service := &corev1.Service{}
 		targetService.ObjectMeta.DeepCopyInto(&service.ObjectMeta)
 
@@ -75,6 +81,7 @@ func (r *BackstageReconciler) serviceObjectMutFun(ctx context.Context, targetSer
 
 		service.ObjectMeta.DeepCopyInto(&targetService.ObjectMeta)
 		service.Spec.DeepCopyInto(&targetService.Spec)
+
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/controllers/local_db_services.go b/controllers/local_db_services.go
index a64441e5..51418bc8 100644
--- a/controllers/local_db_services.go
+++ b/controllers/local_db_services.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func (r *BackstageReconciler) reconcilePsqlService(ctx context.Context, backstag
 		}
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to deploy database service: %s", err)
 		setStatusCondition(backstage, bs.ConditionDeployed, metav1.ConditionFalse, bs.DeployFailed, msg)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s %w", msg, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }