diff --git a/backend/src/services/kms/kms-service.ts b/backend/src/services/kms/kms-service.ts
index 4de44a345..4e5b48006 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/kms/kms-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/kms/kms-service.ts
@@ -742,23 +742,27 @@ export const kmsServiceFactory = ({
     if (!project.kmsSecretManagerEncryptedDataKey) {
       const lock = await keyStore
         .acquireLock([KeyStorePrefixes.KmsProjectDataKeyCreation, projectId], 3000, { retryCount: 0 })
-        .catch(() => null);
+        .catch((err) => {
+          logger.error(err, "KMS. Failed to acquire lock.");
+          return null;
+        });
 
       try {
         if (!lock) {
           await keyStore.waitTillReady({
             key: `${KeyStorePrefixes.WaitUntilReadyKmsProjectDataKeyCreation}${projectId}`,
             keyCheckCb: (val) => val === "true",
-            waitingCb: () => logger.debug("KMS. Waiting for secret manager data key to be created"),
+            waitingCb: () => logger.info("KMS. Waiting for secret manager data key to be created"),
             delay: 500
           });
 
           project = await projectDAL.findById(projectId, trx);
         } else {
+          logger.info(`KMS. Generating KMS key for project ${projectId}`);
           const projectDataKey = await (trx || projectDAL).transaction(async (tx) => {
             project = await projectDAL.findById(projectId, tx);
             if (project.kmsSecretManagerEncryptedDataKey) {
-              return;
+              return project.kmsSecretManagerEncryptedDataKey;
             }
 
             const dataKey = crypto.randomBytes(32);