diff --git a/plugins/parsers/json_v2/parser.go b/plugins/parsers/json_v2/parser.go
index 9c3b2c033..b8be884cc 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/json_v2/parser.go
+++ b/plugins/parsers/json_v2/parser.go
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ func (p *Parser) expandArray(result MetricNode, timestamp time.Time) ([]telegraf
 				n.ParentIndex = n.Index + result.ParentIndex
 				r, err := p.combineObject(n, timestamp)
 				if err != nil {
+					p.Log.Error(err)
 					return false
 				}
 
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ func (p *Parser) expandArray(result MetricNode, timestamp time.Time) ([]telegraf
 			n.ParentIndex = n.Index + result.ParentIndex
 			r, err := p.expandArray(n, timestamp)
 			if err != nil {
+				p.Log.Error(err)
 				return false
 			}
 			results = append(results, r...)
@@ -586,6 +588,7 @@ func (p *Parser) combineObject(result MetricNode, timestamp time.Time) ([]telegr
 			if val.IsObject() {
 				results, err = p.combineObject(arrayNode, timestamp)
 				if err != nil {
+					p.Log.Error(err)
 					return false
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -593,6 +596,7 @@ func (p *Parser) combineObject(result MetricNode, timestamp time.Time) ([]telegr
 				arrayNode.ParentIndex -= result.Index
 				r, err := p.expandArray(arrayNode, timestamp)
 				if err != nil {
+					p.Log.Error(err)
 					return false
 				}
 				results = cartesianProduct(r, results)