diff --git a/config/e2e/manager_e2e_coverage_copy_pod.yaml b/config/e2e/manager_e2e_coverage_copy_pod.yaml
index 3802cc265..7794ba97d 100644
--- a/config/e2e/manager_e2e_coverage_copy_pod.yaml
+++ b/config/e2e/manager_e2e_coverage_copy_pod.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ spec:
       capabilities:
         drop:
           - "ALL"
+    terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
     volumeMounts:
     - name: e2e-coverage-volume
       mountPath: /e2e-coverage
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index bde0f91a7..5c3b89f91 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ spec:
           requests:
             cpu: 10m
             memory: 64Mi
+        terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       - name: kube-rbac-proxy
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ spec:
           requests:
             cpu: 5m
             memory: 64Mi
+        terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       serviceAccountName: controller-manager
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       volumes: