diff --git a/vllm/engine/multiprocessing/engine.py b/vllm/engine/multiprocessing/engine.py
index efea6ee2c69a..5d14b4112a86 100644
--- a/vllm/engine/multiprocessing/engine.py
+++ b/vllm/engine/multiprocessing/engine.py
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ def _handle_process_request(self, request: RPCProcessRequest):
             # We do not set self._errored = True here, since the error
             # is due to an issue adding this request to the engine,
             # rather than an issue with the engine itself.
+            logger.debug("Failed to add request %s to engine. %s",
+                         request.request_id, e)
             is_errored = self._errored_with is not None
             rpc_err = RPCError(request_id=request_id,
                                is_engine_errored=is_errored,