diff --git a/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/watch_nmdc.py b/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/watch_nmdc.py
index 9425a5fe..e5382b23 100644
--- a/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/watch_nmdc.py
+++ b/nmdc_automation/workflow_automation/watch_nmdc.py
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ def cycle(self):
             )
             if validation_report.results:
                 logger.error(f"Validation error: {validation_report.results[0].message}")
+                logger.error(job_dict)
                 continue
 
             # post workflow execution and data objects to the runtime api