diff --git a/registry/app/api/controller/metadata/get_artifacts_docker_layers.go b/registry/app/api/controller/metadata/get_artifacts_docker_layers.go
index 459d40174..7e4ce7ca2 100644
--- a/registry/app/api/controller/metadata/get_artifacts_docker_layers.go
+++ b/registry/app/api/controller/metadata/get_artifacts_docker_layers.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func getManifestLayers(
 		return deserializedManifest.Layers(), nil
 	case *ocischema.DeserializedManifest:
 		deserializedManifest := &ocischema.DeserializedManifest{}
-		mediaType, bytes, _ := deserializedManifest.Payload()
+		mediaType, bytes, _ := manifest.Payload()
 		err := deserializedManifest.UnmarshalJSON(bytes)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal %s manifest: %w", mediaType, err)
diff --git a/registry/app/pkg/docker/helpers.go b/registry/app/pkg/docker/helpers.go
index 3614c9fc7..5847173fd 100644
--- a/registry/app/pkg/docker/helpers.go
+++ b/registry/app/pkg/docker/helpers.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/registry/app/store"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/types"
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/types/enum"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 // GetRegistryCheckAccess fetches an active registry
@@ -62,7 +64,9 @@ func GetRegistryCheckAccess(
 	}
 
 	if err = apiauth.CheckRegistry(ctx, authorizer, session, permissionChecks...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("access check failed: %w", err)
+		err = fmt.Errorf("registgry access check failed: %w", err)
+		log.Ctx(ctx).Error().Msgf("Error: %v", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil