diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b951cad018ae0..dee9e51c5edd8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.15.0
 	github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.5
 	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.6.0
-	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6
+	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0
 	github.com/go-redis/redis/v7 v7.4.1
 	github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a57a1b85b03b4..4a97705cbce22 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -563,8 +563,9 @@ github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/go-macaroon-bakery/macaroonpb v1.0.0 h1:It9exBaRMZ9iix1iJ6gwzfwsDE6ExNuwtAJ9e09v6XE=
 github.com/go-macaroon-bakery/macaroonpb v1.0.0/go.mod h1:UzrGOcbiwTXISFP2XDLDPjfhMINZa+fX/7A2lMd31zc=
-github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6 h1:/Fpf6oFPoeFik9ty7siob0G6Ke8QvQEuVcuChpwXzpY=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6/go.mod h1:pprOEPIfldk/42T2oK7lQ4v4JSDwmV0As9GaiUsvbm0=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0 h1:Dt6ye7+vXGIKZ7Xtk4s6/xVdGDQynvom7xCFEdWr6uE=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0/go.mod h1:5LS6F96DhAwUc7C+1HLexzMXY1xGRSryjyPPKW6zv78=
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6/go.mod h1:osyAmYz/mB/C3I+WsTTSgw1ONzaLJoLCyoi6/zppojs=
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.20.0 h1:ESKJdU9ASRfaPNOPRx12IUyA1vn3R9GiE3KYD14BXdQ=
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.20.0/go.mod h1:6PGzBjjIIumbLYysB73Klnms1mwnU4G3YHOECG3CedA=
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi.go b/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi.go
index 59f7acba8efd8..fbc58e82f8895 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/filter"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
+	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/models"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
 )
 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ type Query struct {
 	Filter               string   `toml:"filter"`
 	TagPropertiesInclude []string `toml:"tag_properties"`
 	tagFilter            filter.Filter
+
+	Log telegraf.Logger
 }
 
 // Wmi struct
@@ -139,13 +142,21 @@ func (q *Query) doQuery(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	defer serviceRaw.Clear()
 
 	// result is a SWBemObjectSet
+	q.Log = models.NewLogger("input", "query", "")
+	q.Log.Infof("running query: %s\n", q.query)
 	resultRaw, err := oleutil.CallMethod(service, "ExecQuery", q.query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed calling method ExecQuery for query %s: %w", q.query, err)
 	}
+	q.Log.Infof("raw result: %s\n", resultRaw.ToString())
 	result := resultRaw.ToIDispatch()
 	defer resultRaw.Clear()
 
+	q.Log.Info("getting count property:")
+	v, ok := result.GetProperty("Count")
+	q.Log.Infof(" - error: %s\n", ok)
+	q.Log.Infof(" - value: %v\n", v)
+
 	count, err := oleInt64(result, "Count")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed getting Count: %w", err)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi_test.go b/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi_test.go
index 175268aa45db6..1e3ee35d902c6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/win_wmi/win_wmi_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var testQuery = Query{
 	//nolint:gocritic // sprintfQuotedString - "%s" used by purpose, string escaping is done by special function
 	Filter:               fmt.Sprintf(`NOT Name LIKE "\\\\?\\%%" AND Name LIKE "%s"`, regexp.QuoteMeta(sysDrive)),
 	TagPropertiesInclude: []string{"Name"},
+	Log:                  new(testutil.Logger),
 	tagFilter:            nil, // this is filled in by CompileInputs()
 }