diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigClientRetryBootstrapper.java b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigClientRetryBootstrapper.java
index 71135273..bf551e27 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigClientRetryBootstrapper.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/config/client/ConfigClientRetryBootstrapper.java
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ public class ConfigClientRetryBootstrapper implements BootstrapRegistryInitializ
 				RetryProperties properties = resource.getRetryProperties();
 				RetryTemplate retryTemplate = RetryTemplateFactory.create(properties, resource.getLog());
 				return retryTemplate.execute(
-						retryContext -> loadContext.getInvocation().apply(loadContext.getLoaderContext(), resource));
+						retryContext -> {
+							if (resource.getLog().isDebugEnabled()) {
+								resource.getLog().debug("Retry: count=" + retryContext.getRetryCount());
+							}
+							return loadContext.getInvocation().apply(loadContext.getLoaderContext(), resource);
+						});
 			}
 			return loadContext.getInvocation().apply(loadContext.getLoaderContext(), resource);
 		});
diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-sample/src/test/java/sample/ApplicationFailFastTests.java b/spring-cloud-config-sample/src/test/java/sample/ApplicationFailFastTests.java
index 8cebe0ed..6570fc81 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-sample/src/test/java/sample/ApplicationFailFastTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-sample/src/test/java/sample/ApplicationFailFastTests.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public class ApplicationFailFastTests {
 					"--spring.cloud.config.enabled=true", "--spring.cloud.config.fail-fast=true",
 					"--spring.config.import=optional:configserver:http://serverhostdoesnotexist:1234",
 					"--spring.cloud.config.server.enabled=false",
+					"--logging.level.org.springframework.retry=TRACE",
+					"--logging.level.org.springframework.cloud.config=TRACE",
 					"--logging.level.org.springframework.boot.context.config=TRACE");
 		}).as("Exception not caused by fail fast").hasMessageContaining("fail fast");
 		assertThat(output).contains("Retry: count=5");