diff --git a/lib/platform/gitlab/gl-got-wrapper.ts b/lib/platform/gitlab/gl-got-wrapper.ts
index 7bf0711ba69b457dc6bb13e0bf8626c3d6d8742e..5e6d619a7a1e91ac06f9631ef7a7347dc45cb46a 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitlab/gl-got-wrapper.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/gitlab/gl-got-wrapper.ts
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ async function get(path: string, options: any): Promise<GotResponse> {
     }
     return res;
   } catch (err) /* istanbul ignore next */ {
+    logger.debug({ err }, 'Gitlab API error');
     if (
       err.statusCode === 429 ||
       (err.statusCode >= 500 && err.statusCode < 600)
     ) {
-      logger.debug({ err }, 'Throwing platform failure');
       throw new Error(PLATFORM_FAILURE);
     }
     const platformFailureCodes = [