diff --git a/services/identity/src/backup.rs b/services/identity/src/backup.rs
index 460cb19b4..ad554b5bc 100644
--- a/services/identity/src/backup.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/backup.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,46 @@
 use comm_lib::auth::AuthService;
 
 use crate::{
   config::CONFIG,
   constants::{error_types, tonic_status_messages},
 };
 
 pub async fn delete_backup_user_data(
   user_id: &str,
   auth_service: &AuthService,
 ) -> Result<(), crate::error::Error> {
   let path = format!("/user_data/{}", user_id);
   let url = CONFIG
     .backup_service_url
     .join(&path)
     .expect("failed to construct backup service URL");
   let services_token =
     auth_service.get_services_token().await.map_err(|err| {
       tracing::error!(
         errorType = error_types::HTTP_LOG,
         "Failed to retrieve service-to-service token: {err:?}",
       );
       tonic::Status::aborted(tonic_status_messages::UNEXPECTED_ERROR)
     })?;
 
   let client = reqwest::Client::builder().build()?;
   let response = client
     .delete(url)
     .bearer_auth(services_token.as_authorization_token()?)
     .send()
     .await?;
   if !response.status().is_success() {
-    let response_body = response.text().await?;
+    let response_status = response.status();
+    let response_body = response
+      .text()
+      .await
+      .unwrap_or("[failed to get response text]".to_string());
     tracing::error!(
       errorType = error_types::HTTP_LOG,
-      "Backup service failed to delete user data: {}",
-      response_body
+      "Backup service failed to delete user data: {} - {}",
+      response_status,
+      response_body,
     )
   }
   Ok(())
 }