diff --git a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
index b244b331b..488485e38 100644
--- a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
+++ b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package remote
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -1224,12 +1225,16 @@ func (s *shards) stop() {
 	// Force an unclean shutdown.
 	s.hardShutdown()
 	<-s.done
-	if dropped := s.samplesDroppedOnHardShutdown.Load(); dropped > 0 {
-		level.Error(s.qm.logger).Log("msg", "Failed to flush all samples on shutdown", "count", dropped)
-	}
-	if dropped := s.exemplarsDroppedOnHardShutdown.Load(); dropped > 0 {
-		level.Error(s.qm.logger).Log("msg", "Failed to flush all exemplars on shutdown", "count", dropped)
+
+	// Log error for any dropped samples, exemplars, or histograms.
+	logDroppedError := func(t string, counter atomic.Uint32) {
+		if dropped := counter.Load(); dropped > 0 {
+			level.Error(s.qm.logger).Log("msg", fmt.Sprintf("Failed to flush all %s on shutdown", t), "count", dropped)
+		}
 	}
+	logDroppedError("samples", s.samplesDroppedOnHardShutdown)
+	logDroppedError("exemplars", s.exemplarsDroppedOnHardShutdown)
+	logDroppedError("histograms", s.histogramsDroppedOnHardShutdown)
 }
 
 // enqueue data (sample or exemplar). If the shard is full, shutting down, or
@@ -1537,7 +1542,7 @@ func (s *shards) sendSamples(ctx context.Context, samples []prompb.TimeSeries, s
 	begin := time.Now()
 	err := s.sendSamplesWithBackoff(ctx, samples, sampleCount, exemplarCount, histogramCount, pBuf, buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		level.Error(s.qm.logger).Log("msg", "non-recoverable error", "count", sampleCount, "exemplarCount", exemplarCount, "err", err)
+		level.Error(s.qm.logger).Log("msg", "non-recoverable error", "count", sampleCount, "exemplarCount", exemplarCount, "histogramCount", histogramCount, "err", err)
 		s.qm.metrics.failedSamplesTotal.Add(float64(sampleCount))
 		s.qm.metrics.failedExemplarsTotal.Add(float64(exemplarCount))
 		s.qm.metrics.failedHistogramsTotal.Add(float64(histogramCount))