diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/util.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/util.go
index de18d55a88f..4272c5addd2 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/util.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/util.go
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ func HasKubernetesFileExtension(n string) bool {
 // IsKubernetesManifest is for determining if a file is a valid Kubernetes manifest
 func IsKubernetesManifest(file string) bool {
 	_, err := parseKubernetesObjects(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Entry(context.TODO()).Error(err)
+	}
 	return err == nil
 }