diff --git a/web/api/v1/api.go b/web/api/v1/api.go
index c8d7e2af5d..46240a3fa7 100644
--- a/web/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/web/api/v1/api.go
@@ -1585,6 +1585,7 @@ func (api *API) respond(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data interface{}
 		if err == nil {
 			return
 		}
+		level.Debug(api.logger).Log("msg", "could not create arrow response", "err", err)
 	}
 
 	statusMessage := statusSuccess
diff --git a/web/api/v1/api_test.go b/web/api/v1/api_test.go
index 4872567fae..233b364b72 100644
--- a/web/api/v1/api_test.go
+++ b/web/api/v1/api_test.go
@@ -3194,7 +3194,9 @@ func TestRespond(t *testing.T) {
 					if useArrow {
 						r.Header.Add("Accept", mimeTypeArrowStream)
 					}
-					api := API{}
+					api := API{
+						logger: log.NewNopLogger(),
+					}
 					api.respond(w, r, c.response, nil)
 				}))
 				defer s.Close()