diff --git a/backend/internal/service/ory_service.go b/backend/internal/service/ory_service.go
index bab1e8c0..df0c6e15 100644
--- a/backend/internal/service/ory_service.go
+++ b/backend/internal/service/ory_service.go
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ func (o *OryProvider) submitLoginCodeInit(loginID, returnTo string) (*domain.Lin
 
 	respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 4096))
 	if resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		slog.Warn("Ory link login init failed", "loginID", loginID, "flow_id", flowID, "status", resp.StatusCode, "body", string(respBody))
 		init, ok := parseKratosLinkLoginResponse(flowID, respBody)
 		if ok {
 			slog.Info("Ory link login initiated with non-2xx response", "loginID", loginID, "flow_id", flowID, "status", resp.StatusCode)