diff --git a/acceptance/telemetry/upload-fails/out.upload_process.txt b/acceptance/telemetry/upload-fails/out.upload_process.txt
index ff936316e..852c79c56 100644
--- a/acceptance/telemetry/upload-fails/out.upload_process.txt
+++ b/acceptance/telemetry/upload-fails/out.upload_process.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-attempt 0:
-err: Endpoint not implemented.
-response body: (*telemetry.ResponseBody)(nil)
-attempt 1:
-err: Endpoint not implemented.
-response body: (*telemetry.ResponseBody)(nil)
-attempt 2:
-err: Endpoint not implemented.
-response body: (*telemetry.ResponseBody)(nil)
+Attempt 0 failed due to a server side error. Retrying status code: 501
+Attempt 1 failed due to a server side error. Retrying status code: 501
+Attempt 2 failed due to a server side error. Retrying status code: 501
 error: upload did not succeed after three attempts
diff --git a/acceptance/telemetry/upload-partially-succeeds/out.upload_process.txt b/acceptance/telemetry/upload-partially-succeeds/out.upload_process.txt
index 9ab49e42a..b9a4e78ab 100644
--- a/acceptance/telemetry/upload-partially-succeeds/out.upload_process.txt
+++ b/acceptance/telemetry/upload-partially-succeeds/out.upload_process.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-attempt 0:
-err: %!s(<nil>)
-response body: &telemetry.ResponseBody{Errors:[]telemetry.LogError{}, NumProtoSuccess:1}
-attempt 1:
-err: %!s(<nil>)
-response body: &telemetry.ResponseBody{Errors:[]telemetry.LogError{}, NumProtoSuccess:1}
-attempt 2:
-err: %!s(<nil>)
-response body: &telemetry.ResponseBody{Errors:[]telemetry.LogError{}, NumProtoSuccess:1}
+Attempt 0 was a partial success. Number of logs uploaded: 1 out of 2
+Attempt 1 was a partial success. Number of logs uploaded: 1 out of 2
+Attempt 2 was a partial success. Number of logs uploaded: 1 out of 2
 error: upload did not succeed after three attempts
diff --git a/libs/telemetry/upload.go b/libs/telemetry/upload.go
index 7495eaf04..12e69a591 100644
--- a/libs/telemetry/upload.go
+++ b/libs/telemetry/upload.go
@@ -89,13 +89,9 @@ func Upload(ctx context.Context) (*ResponseBody, error) {
 			return resp, nil
 		}
 
-		// Log API output if the upload failed for debugging purposes.
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "attempt %d:\n", i)
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "err: %s\n", err)
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "response body: %#v\n", resp)
-
 		// Partial success. Retry.
 		if err == nil && resp.NumProtoSuccess < int64(len(logs)) {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Attempt %d was a partial success. Number of logs uploaded: %d out of %d\n", i, resp.NumProtoSuccess, len(logs))
 			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -105,6 +101,7 @@ func Upload(ctx context.Context) (*ResponseBody, error) {
 		// ref: https://github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/blob/cdb28002afacb8b762348534a4c4040a9f19c24b/apierr/errors.go#L91
 		var apiErr *apierr.APIError
 		if errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode >= 500 && apiErr.StatusCode != 503 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Attempt %d failed due to a server side error. Retrying status code: %d\n", i, apiErr.StatusCode)
 			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 			continue
 		}