diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 4585c4b01f2a..a25d37a67272 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringBuilder;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ToStringStyle;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.ThreadContext;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
@@ -2713,22 +2714,29 @@ private void updateVmStateForFailedVmCreation(Long vmId, Long hostId) {
         if (vm != null) {
             if (vm.getState().equals(State.Stopped)) {
                 HostVO host = _hostDao.findById(hostId);
-                logger.debug("Destroying vm {} as it failed to create on Host: {} with id {}", vm, host, hostId);
+                logger.debug("Destroying VM [{}] as it was unable to be deployed on Host: {}.", vm, host);
                 try {
                     _itMgr.stateTransitTo(vm, VirtualMachine.Event.OperationFailedToError, null);
                 } catch (NoTransitionException e1) {
-                    logger.warn(e1.getMessage());
+                    logger.error("Error when transitioning state of [{}].", vm, e1);
                 }
                 // destroy associated volumes for vm in error state
                 // get all volumes in non destroyed state
+                logger.debug("Destroying associated volumes of [{}] as it was unable to be deployed.", vm);
                 List<VolumeVO> volumesForThisVm = _volsDao.findUsableVolumesForInstance(vm.getId());
                 for (VolumeVO volume : volumesForThisVm) {
                     if (volume.getState() != Volume.State.Destroy) {
+                        logger.trace("Destroying volume [{}] as its VM was unable to be deployed.", volume);
                         volumeMgr.destroyVolume(volume);
                     }
                 }
-                String msg = String.format("Failed to deploy Vm %s, on Host %s with Id: %d", vm, host, hostId);
-                _alertMgr.sendAlert(AlertManager.AlertType.ALERT_TYPE_USERVM, vm.getDataCenterId(), vm.getPodIdToDeployIn(), msg, msg);
+                String subject = String.format("Failed to deploy Instance [ID: %s]", vm.getId());
+                String body = String.format("Failed to deploy [%s]%s. To troubleshoot, please check the logs with [logid:%s].",
+                        vm,
+                        hostId != null ? String.format(" on host [%s]", hostId) : "",
+                        ThreadContext.get("logcontextid"));
+
+                _alertMgr.sendAlert(AlertManager.AlertType.ALERT_TYPE_USERVM, vm.getDataCenterId(), vm.getPodIdToDeployIn(), subject, body);
 
                 // Get serviceOffering and template for Virtual Machine
                 ServiceOfferingVO offering = serviceOfferingDao.findById(vm.getId(), vm.getServiceOfferingId());
@@ -2740,8 +2748,6 @@ private void updateVmStateForFailedVmCreation(Long vmId, Long hostId) {
         }
     }
 
-
-
     private class VmIpFetchTask extends ManagedContextRunnable {
 
         @Override