diff --git a/plugins/outputs/loki/loki.go b/plugins/outputs/loki/loki.go
index e474ceb3c..0511da82b 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/loki/loki.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/loki/loki.go
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ func (l *Loki) writeMetrics(s Streams) error {
 	_ = resp.Body.Close()
 
 	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("when writing to [%s] received status code: %d", l.url, resp.StatusCode)
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		return fmt.Errorf("when writing to [%s] received status code, %d: %s", l.url, resp.StatusCode, body)
 	}
 
 	return nil