diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-kube-api.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-kube-api.yml
index 95fb36aa..1441c0cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-kube-api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-kube-api.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Minikube
         uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@b589f2d61bf96695c546929c72b38563e856059d # v2.14.0
         with:
-          minikube version: 'v1.27.1' # based on k8s v1.25.2
-          kubernetes version: 'v1.25.2'
+          minikube version: 'v1.36.0' # based on k8s v1.33.1
+          kubernetes version: 'v1.33.1'
           driver: docker
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           start args: '--addons=ingress'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-kube-dns.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-kube-dns.yml
index 15e67c45..47b1d476 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-kube-dns.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-kube-dns.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Minikube
         uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@b589f2d61bf96695c546929c72b38563e856059d # v2.14.0
         with:
-          minikube version: 'v1.27.1' # based on k8s v1.25.2
-          kubernetes version: 'v1.25.2'
+          minikube version: 'v1.36.0' # based on k8s v1.33.1
+          kubernetes version: 'v1.33.1'
           driver: docker
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           start args: '--addons=ingress'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-lease.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-lease.yml
index 3d3fa241..fa25a366 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-lease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-lease.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Minikube
         uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@b589f2d61bf96695c546929c72b38563e856059d # v2.14.0
         with:
-          minikube version: 'v1.27.1' # based on k8s v1.25.2
-          kubernetes version: 'v1.25.2'
+          minikube version: 'v1.36.0' # based on k8s v1.33.1
+          kubernetes version: 'v1.33.1'
           driver: docker
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           start args: '--addons=ingress'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-maven.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-maven.yml
index 910d02cf..50b702ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-maven.yml
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Minikube
         uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@b589f2d61bf96695c546929c72b38563e856059d # v2.14.0
         with:
-          minikube version: 'v1.27.1' # based on k8s v1.25.2
-          kubernetes version: 'v1.25.2'
+          minikube version: 'v1.36.0' # based on k8s v1.33.1
+          kubernetes version: 'v1.33.1'
           driver: docker
           github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           start args: '--addons=ingress'
diff --git a/discovery-kubernetes-api/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/discovery/kubernetes/KubernetesApiServiceDiscovery.scala b/discovery-kubernetes-api/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/discovery/kubernetes/KubernetesApiServiceDiscovery.scala
index 0bace9b5..3fa88683 100644
--- a/discovery-kubernetes-api/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/discovery/kubernetes/KubernetesApiServiceDiscovery.scala
+++ b/discovery-kubernetes-api/src/main/scala/org/apache/pekko/discovery/kubernetes/KubernetesApiServiceDiscovery.scala
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class KubernetesApiServiceDiscovery(settings: Settings)(
 
   private val sslContext = {
     val certificates = PemManagersProvider.loadCertificates(settings.apiCaPath)
-
+    log.info("Loaded {} certificates from {}", certificates.size, settings.apiCaPath)
     val factory = KeyManagerFactory.getInstance(KeyManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm)
     val keyStore = KeyStore.getInstance("PKCS12")
     keyStore.load(null)
@@ -143,7 +143,16 @@ class KubernetesApiServiceDiscovery(settings: Settings)(
         podRequest(apiToken, podNamespace, labelSelector),
         s"Unable to form request; check Kubernetes environment (expecting env vars ${settings.apiServiceHostEnvName}, ${settings.apiServicePortEnvName})")
 
-      response <- http.singleRequest(request, clientSslContext).map(decodeResponse)
+      response <- {
+        val f = http.singleRequest(request, clientSslContext)
+        f.onComplete {
+          case scala.util.Failure(exception) =>
+            log.error(exception, "Lookup failed to communicate with Kubernetes API server.")
+          case scala.util.Success(_) =>
+            log.info("Lookup successfully communicated with Kubernetes API server.")
+        }
+        f.map(decodeResponse)
+      }
 
       entity <- response.entity.toStrict(resolveTimeout)