diff --git a/cuddle/src/cli/subcommands/kustomize.rs b/cuddle/src/cli/subcommands/kustomize.rs
index f0deb6f..bc1cbbd 100644
--- a/cuddle/src/cli/subcommands/kustomize.rs
+++ b/cuddle/src/cli/subcommands/kustomize.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::{io::Write, path::PathBuf};
 
+use anyhow::Context;
 use clap::{Arg, ArgMatches, Command};
 
 use crate::cli::CuddleCli;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ impl KustomizeCommand {
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&self.destination)?;
 
         let cmd = cmd.arg("kustomize").arg(self.kustomize_folder);
-        let output = cmd.output()?;
+        let output = cmd.output().context("failed to run kubectl kustomize")?;
 
         if !output.status.success() {
             anyhow::bail!(
@@ -66,13 +67,15 @@ impl KustomizeCommand {
             .arg(self.destination)
             .stdin(std::process::Stdio::piped());
 
-        let mut child = cmd.spawn()?;
+        let mut child = cmd.spawn().context("failed to run kubectl-slice")?;
 
         if let Some(mut stdin) = child.stdin.take() {
             stdin.write_all(&output.stdout)?;
         }
 
-        let output = child.wait_with_output()?;
+        let output = child
+            .wait_with_output()
+            .context("failed to run kubectl-slice")?;
         if !output.status.success() {
             anyhow::bail!(
                 "failed to run kustomize: {}",