diff --git a/testsuites/CBLTester/upgrade_tests/test_cbl_upgrade.py b/testsuites/CBLTester/upgrade_tests/test_cbl_upgrade.py
index 7380bfe7dd..769155c944 100644
--- a/testsuites/CBLTester/upgrade_tests/test_cbl_upgrade.py
+++ b/testsuites/CBLTester/upgrade_tests/test_cbl_upgrade.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def test_upgrade_cbl(params_from_base_suite_setup):
         connection_url = "couchbases://{}?ssl=no_verify".format(cbs_ip)
     else:
         connection_url = "couchbase://{}".format(cbs_ip)
+    print("\ncluster url: ", connection_url)
     sdk_client = get_cluster(connection_url, cbs_bucket)
     log_info("Creating primary index for {}".format(cbs_bucket))
     n1ql_query = "create primary index index1 on `{}`".format(cbs_bucket)
diff --git a/utilities/cluster_config_utils.py b/utilities/cluster_config_utils.py
index 6c9e3c5f87..7025ff11c9 100644
--- a/utilities/cluster_config_utils.py
+++ b/utilities/cluster_config_utils.py
@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ def write(self, fp):
 def get_cluster(url, bucket_name):
     timeout_options = ClusterTimeoutOptions(kv_timeout=timedelta(seconds=180), query_timeout=timedelta(seconds=300),
                                             config_total_timeout=timedelta(seconds=600))
-    options = ClusterOptions(PasswordAuthenticator("Administrator", "password"), timeout_options=timeout_options)
-    cluster = Cluster(url, options)
-    cluster = cluster.bucket(bucket_name)
+    try:
+        options = ClusterOptions(PasswordAuthenticator("Administrator", "password"), timeout_options=timeout_options)
+        cluster = Cluster(url, options)
+        cluster = cluster.bucket(bucket_name)
+    except Exception as e:
+        if e:
+            print("\nHere is error: ", str(e))
+            print("\nbucket name: ", bucket_name)
+            print("\nurl: ", url)
+            print("\noptions: ", options)
     return cluster.default_collection()