diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/api-key/routes/verify-api-key.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/api-key/routes/verify-api-key.ts
index ae7c724c02..7993ddcf7c 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/api-key/routes/verify-api-key.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/plugins/api-key/routes/verify-api-key.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ export function verifyApiKey({
 					);
 				}
 			} catch (error) {
+				ctx.context.logger.error("Failed to validate API key:", error);
 				if (isAPIError(error)) {
 					return ctx.json({
 						valid: false,