diff --git a/mirrord/agent/src/steal/ip_tables/output.rs b/mirrord/agent/src/steal/ip_tables/output.rs
index fa9c534d413..bd045166eb6 100644
--- a/mirrord/agent/src/steal/ip_tables/output.rs
+++ b/mirrord/agent/src/steal/ip_tables/output.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ where
 {
     const ENTRYPOINT: &'static str = "OUTPUT";
 
-    #[tracing::instrument(skip(ipt), level = "debug", ret)] // TODO: change to trace.
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(ipt), level = tracing::Level::DEBUG)] // TODO: change to trace.
     pub fn create(ipt: Arc<IPT>, chain_name: String, pod_ips: Option<&str>) -> Result<Self> {
-        let managed = IPTableChain::create(ipt, chain_name)?;
+        let managed = IPTableChain::create(ipt, chain_name.clone()).inspect_err(
+            |e| tracing::error!(%e, "Could not create iptables chain \"{chain_name}\"."),
+        )?;
 
         let exclude_source_ips = pod_ips
             .map(|pod_ips| format!("! -s {pod_ips}"))
diff --git a/mirrord/agent/src/steal/ip_tables/prerouting.rs b/mirrord/agent/src/steal/ip_tables/prerouting.rs
index 8eb7a78f954..71f835805ae 100644
--- a/mirrord/agent/src/steal/ip_tables/prerouting.rs
+++ b/mirrord/agent/src/steal/ip_tables/prerouting.rs
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ where
         Self::create(ipt, "INPUT")
     }
 
-    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(ipt), ret)]
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(ipt), level = tracing::Level::DEBUG)] // TODO: change to trace.
     pub fn create(ipt: Arc<IPT>, chain_name: &'static str) -> Result<Self> {
-        let managed = IPTableChain::create(ipt, IPTABLE_PREROUTING.to_string())?;
+        let managed = IPTableChain::create(ipt, IPTABLE_PREROUTING.to_string()).inspect_err(
+            |e| tracing::error!(%e, "Could not create iptables chain \"{chain_name}\"."),
+        )?;
 
         Ok(PreroutingRedirect {
             managed,
diff --git a/tests/src/utils.rs b/tests/src/utils.rs
index 3d39176dfa5..1ca299fe02e 100644
--- a/tests/src/utils.rs
+++ b/tests/src/utils.rs
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ pub async fn run_exec(
     // base_env.insert("MIRRORD_AGENT_IMAGE", "test");
     base_env.insert(
         "MIRRORD_AGENT_IMAGE",
-        "docker.io/t4lz/mirrord-agent:2024-12-30_1",
+        "docker.io/t4lz/mirrord-agent:2024-12-30_2",
     );
     base_env.insert("MIRRORD_AGENT_TTL", "180"); // TODO: delete
     base_env.insert("MIRRORD_CHECK_VERSION", "false");