diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/evictions/evictions.go b/pkg/descheduler/evictions/evictions.go
index a25a5a04cf..381f935ef1 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/evictions/evictions.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/evictions/evictions.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (pe *PodEvictor) EvictPod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, opts EvictOptio
 				metrics.PodsEvicted.With(map[string]string{"result": "maximum number of pods per node reached", "strategy": strategy, "namespace": pod.Namespace, "node": pod.Spec.NodeName}).Inc()
 			}
 			span.AddEvent("Eviction Failed", trace.WithAttributes(attribute.String("node", pod.Spec.NodeName), attribute.String("err", "Maximum number of evicted pods per node reached")))
-			klog.ErrorS(fmt.Errorf("Maximum number of evicted pods per node reached"), "limit", *pe.maxPodsToEvictPerNode, "node", pod.Spec.NodeName)
+			klog.ErrorS(fmt.Errorf("maximum number of evicted pods per node reached"), "Error evicting pod", "limit", *pe.maxPodsToEvictPerNode, "node", pod.Spec.NodeName)
 			return false
 		}
 	}
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (pe *PodEvictor) EvictPod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, opts EvictOptio
 			metrics.PodsEvicted.With(map[string]string{"result": "maximum number of pods per namespace reached", "strategy": strategy, "namespace": pod.Namespace, "node": pod.Spec.NodeName}).Inc()
 		}
 		span.AddEvent("Eviction Failed", trace.WithAttributes(attribute.String("node", pod.Spec.NodeName), attribute.String("err", "Maximum number of evicted pods per namespace reached")))
-		klog.ErrorS(fmt.Errorf("Maximum number of evicted pods per namespace reached"), "limit", *pe.maxPodsToEvictPerNamespace, "namespace", pod.Namespace)
+		klog.ErrorS(fmt.Errorf("maximum number of evicted pods per namespace reached"), "Error evicting pod", "limit", *pe.maxPodsToEvictPerNamespace, "namespace", pod.Namespace)
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/defaultevictor/defaultevictor.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/defaultevictor/defaultevictor.go
index b8105b7676..63e57987af 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/defaultevictor/defaultevictor.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/defaultevictor/defaultevictor.go
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ func (d *DefaultEvictor) PreEvictionFilter(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	if defaultEvictorArgs.NodeFit {
 		nodes, err := nodeutil.ReadyNodes(context.TODO(), d.handle.ClientSet(), d.handle.SharedInformerFactory().Core().V1().Nodes().Lister(), defaultEvictorArgs.NodeSelector)
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.ErrorS(fmt.Errorf("Pod fails the following checks"), "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "unable to list ready nodes", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 			return false
 		}
 		if !nodeutil.PodFitsAnyOtherNode(d.handle.GetPodsAssignedToNodeFunc(), pod, nodes) {
-			klog.ErrorS(fmt.Errorf("pod does not fit on any other node because of nodeSelector(s), Taint(s), or nodes marked as unschedulable"), "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "pod does not fit on any other node because of nodeSelector(s), Taint(s), or nodes marked as unschedulable", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 			return false
 		}
 		return true