diff --git a/manager/metrics_collector.go b/manager/metrics_collector.go
index f5886f0..9e8070f 100644
--- a/manager/metrics_collector.go
+++ b/manager/metrics_collector.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package manager
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func fetchMetricsAndMerge(w io.Writer) {
 		shimMetrics, err := getMetricsOverTTRPC(context.Background(), sockName)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("getting metrics", "err", err)
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "getting metrics error: %s", err)
 			// we still want to read the rest of the sockets
 			continue
 		}