diff --git a/utils/_context/containers.py b/utils/_context/containers.py
index 7f1d72dbcc9..199fd8eb97d 100644
--- a/utils/_context/containers.py
+++ b/utils/_context/containers.py
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ def execute_command(self, test, retries=10, interval=1_000_000_000, start_period
                     return
 
             except APIError as e:
-                logger.debug(f"Try #{i} failed for {self._container.name}: {e.explanation}")
+                logger.exception(f"Try #{i} failed for {self._container.name}: {e.explanation}")
+                break
 
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.debug(f"Try #{i}: {e}")
@@ -676,6 +677,7 @@ def __init__(self, host_log_folder) -> None:
                 "MYSQL_USER": "mysqldb",
                 "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD": "mysqldb",
                 "MYSQL_PASSWORD": "mysqldb",
+                "LC_MESSAGES_DIR": "/usr/share/mysql-8.0/english",
             },
             allow_old_container=True,
             host_log_folder=host_log_folder,