diff --git a/chord_metadata_service/chord/ingest/utils.py b/chord_metadata_service/chord/ingest/utils.py
index 1ebd58bf1..de64640b2 100644
--- a/chord_metadata_service/chord/ingest/utils.py
+++ b/chord_metadata_service/chord/ingest/utils.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 from typing import Any, Callable
 
+from chord_metadata_service.logger import logger
 from .exceptions import IngestError
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -58,7 +59,9 @@ def workflow_http_download(tmp_dir: str, http_uri: str) -> str:
     r = requests.get(http_uri)
 
     if not r.ok:
-        raise IngestError(f"HTTP error encountered while downloading ingestion URI: {http_uri}")
+        err = f"HTTP error encountered while downloading ingestion URI: {http_uri}"
+        logger.error(f"{err} (Status: {r.status_code}; Contents: {r.content.decode('utf-8')})")
+        raise IngestError(err)
 
     data_path = f"{tmp_dir}ingest_download_data"
 
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index ba0bd4bd9..c2c5d8b44 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ tzdata = ["tzdata"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bento-lib"
-version = "6.0.0"
+version = "6.0.1"
 description = "A set of common utilities and helpers for Bento platform services."
 category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.8.1"
 files = [
-    {file = "bento_lib-6.0.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b4e143aaf3c1932dbd3c4cb2b9e7faa8ad443ccca1c470c3c74e040ffa2818bb"},
-    {file = "bento_lib-6.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:48517078bcbbb5da4b69e8cf49615325b472a9f7d91eea6d39ba14c6789e541b"},
+    {file = "bento_lib-6.0.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4612e59bdc950f5aa84299b1e591d8bad37ad968c818e65e7215db593307a2f8"},
+    {file = "bento_lib-6.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:866b6ec8aa102d26c762db68ba87e17d03cd18f77b7d05b3f2e5af089247b59a"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
@@ -1928,4 +1928,4 @@ testing = ["big-O", "flake8 (<5)", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools", "more
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.8.1"
-content-hash = "5ecdf2d2272387abbae6b483d74ccaec0c2ec9c8c0dfc310492f3d84f45a0101"
+content-hash = "759b7e7d9226924b8ea876afb51c3b780fedf7d408e5672c660e7aa9390e24f7"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8ba833d0f..949f33312 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "chord_metadata_service"  # can be renamed to katsu if inner module directory is renamed too
-version = "2.18.1"
+version = "2.18.2"
 description = "An implementation of a clin/pheno metadata store for the Bento platform."
 authors = [
     "Ksenia Zaytseva",
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ classifiers = [
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.8.1"
-bento-lib = {version = "6.0.0", extras = ["django"]}
+bento-lib = {extras = ["django"], version = "^6.0.1"}
 Django = "^4.1.7"
 django-autocomplete-light = "^3.9.4"
 django-cors-headers = "^3.13.0"