diff --git a/util/opentelemetry-util-genai/src/opentelemetry/util/genai/_upload/__init__.py b/util/opentelemetry-util-genai/src/opentelemetry/util/genai/_upload/__init__.py
index 9ef0a08efb..77f468fa14 100644
--- a/util/opentelemetry-util-genai/src/opentelemetry/util/genai/_upload/__init__.py
+++ b/util/opentelemetry-util-genai/src/opentelemetry/util/genai/_upload/__init__.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ def upload_completion_hook() -> CompletionHook:
             UploadCompletionHook,
         )
     except ImportError:
+        _logger.exception(
+            "Failed to import `fsspec`. Falling back to `NoOpCompletionHook` which does nothing."
+        )
         return _NoOpCompletionHook()
 
     environ_max_queue_size = environ.get(