diff --git a/clustertool/pkg/kubectlcmds/apply.go b/clustertool/pkg/kubectlcmds/apply.go
index aab9dfa0716..9b7b598453a 100644
--- a/clustertool/pkg/kubectlcmds/apply.go
+++ b/clustertool/pkg/kubectlcmds/apply.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
     "github.com/go-logr/logr"
     "github.com/go-logr/zapr"
+    "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
     "github.com/truecharts/public/clustertool/pkg/helper"
     "go.uber.org/zap"
     "go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
@@ -26,24 +27,31 @@ import (
 
 // getKubeClient initializes and returns a controller-runtime client.Client
 func getKubeClient() (client.Client, error) {
+    log.Trace().Msg("Initializing Kubernetes client")
+
     // Load kubeconfig from the default location
     kubeconfig := filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".kube", "config")
     config, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeconfig)
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to load kubeconfig")
         return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load kubeconfig: %v", err)
     }
 
     // Create a controller-runtime client
     c, err := client.New(config, client.Options{})
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to create Kubernetes client")
         return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create Kubernetes client: %v", err)
     }
 
+    log.Debug().Msg("Successfully initialized Kubernetes client")
     return c, nil
 }
 
 // setupLogger initializes a logger that writes to a buffer and returns both
 func setupLogger() (logr.Logger, *bytes.Buffer, error) {
+    log.Debug().Msg("Setting up logger")
+
     // Create a buffer to capture logs
     var buf bytes.Buffer
 
@@ -65,19 +73,23 @@ func setupLogger() (logr.Logger, *bytes.Buffer, error) {
     zapLogger := zap.New(core)
 
     // Wrap zap logger with zapr to get a logr.Logger interface
-    log := zapr.NewLogger(zapLogger)
+    logr := zapr.NewLogger(zapLogger)
 
-    return log, &buf, nil
+    log.Debug().Msg("Logger setup completed")
+    return logr, &buf, nil
 }
 
 // applyYAML applies the given YAML data to the Kubernetes cluster using the provided client and logger
-func applyYAML(k8sClient client.Client, yamlData []byte, log logr.Logger) error {
+func applyYAML(k8sClient client.Client, yamlData []byte, logr logr.Logger) error {
+    log.Trace().Msg("Applying YAML data to the Kubernetes cluster")
+
     // Parse the YAML into KIO nodes
     reader := kio.ByteReader{
         Reader: bytes.NewReader(yamlData),
     }
     nodes, err := reader.Read()
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to parse YAML")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse YAML: %v", err)
     }
 
@@ -85,57 +97,72 @@ func applyYAML(k8sClient client.Client, yamlData []byte, log logr.Logger) error
     for _, node := range nodes {
         obj := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
         if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(node.MustString()), obj); err != nil {
+            log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to unmarshal node")
             return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal node: %v", err)
         }
         if err := k8sClient.Patch(context.TODO(), obj, client.Apply, client.FieldOwner("kustomize-controller")); err != nil {
+            log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to apply object")
             return fmt.Errorf("failed to apply object: %v", err)
         }
-        log.Info("Successfully applied object", "object", obj.GetName(), "kind", obj.GetKind(), "namespace", obj.GetNamespace())
+        log.Info().Msgf("Successfully applied object: %s of kind: %s in namespace: %s", obj.GetName(), obj.GetKind(), obj.GetNamespace())
     }
 
+    log.Debug().Msg("YAML application completed")
     return nil
 }
 
 // filterLogOutput filters the log data by removing strings that match any of the provided regex patterns
 func filterLogOutput(logData string) (string, error) {
+    log.Trace().Msg("Filtering log output")
+
     filteredLog := logData
     for _, pattern := range helper.KubeFilterStr {
         re, err := regexp.Compile(pattern)
         if err != nil {
+            log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("Invalid regex pattern '%s'", pattern)
             return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid regex pattern '%s': %v", pattern, err)
         }
         filteredLog = re.ReplaceAllString(filteredLog, "")
     }
+
+    log.Debug().Msg("Log output filtering completed")
     return filteredLog, nil
 }
 
 // KubectlApply applies a YAML file to the Kubernetes cluster and filters the logs
 func KubectlApply(ctx context.Context, filePath string) error {
+    log.Trace().Msgf("Applying YAML file at path: %s", filePath)
+
     // Check if the file exists
     if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("File does not exist: %s", filePath)
         return fmt.Errorf("file does not exist: %s", filePath)
     }
 
     // Read the YAML file
     yamlData, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to read YAML file")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to read YAML file: %v", err)
     }
 
     // Initialize logger and buffer
-    log, buf, err := setupLogger()
+    logr, buf, err := setupLogger()
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to set up logger")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to set up logger: %v", err)
     }
 
     // Initialize Kubernetes client
     k8sClient, err := getKubeClient()
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to initialize Kubernetes client")
         return err
     }
 
     // Apply the YAML to the cluster
-    if err := applyYAML(k8sClient, yamlData, log); err != nil {
+    if err := applyYAML(k8sClient, yamlData, logr); err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to apply YAML")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to apply YAML: %v", err)
     }
 
@@ -145,25 +172,31 @@ func KubectlApply(ctx context.Context, filePath string) error {
     // Filter the logs
     filteredLog, err := filterLogOutput(logOutput)
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to filter logs")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to filter logs: %v", err)
     }
 
     // Output filtered logs
     fmt.Println(filteredLog)
+    log.Info().Msg("KubectlApply operation completed")
 
     return nil
 }
 
 // KubectlApplyKustomize applies a kustomize directory or file to the Kubernetes cluster and filters the logs
 func KubectlApplyKustomize(ctx context.Context, filePath string) error {
+    log.Trace().Msgf("Applying Kustomize directory or file at path: %s", filePath)
+
     // Check if the path exists
     if _, err := os.Stat(filePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("Path does not exist: %s", filePath)
         return fmt.Errorf("path does not exist: %s", filePath)
     }
 
     // Determine if the path is a directory or a file
     fileInfo, err := os.Stat(filePath)
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to stat path")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to stat path: %v", err)
     }
 
@@ -171,9 +204,11 @@ func KubectlApplyKustomize(ctx context.Context, filePath string) error {
     if fileInfo.IsDir() {
         // If it's a directory, use it as the kustomize path
         kustomizePath = filePath
+        log.Debug().Msgf("Using directory as kustomize path: %s", kustomizePath)
     } else {
         // If it's a file, use its directory as the kustomize path
         kustomizePath = filepath.Dir(filePath)
+        log.Debug().Msgf("Using file's directory as kustomize path: %s", kustomizePath)
     }
 
     // Process kustomize to get the YAML output
@@ -181,30 +216,35 @@ func KubectlApplyKustomize(ctx context.Context, filePath string) error {
     k := krusty.MakeKustomizer(krusty.MakeDefaultOptions())
     resMap, err := k.Run(fSys, kustomizePath)
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to run kustomize")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to run kustomize: %v", err)
     }
 
-    // Convert ResMap to YAML
-    output, err := resMap.AsYaml()
+    // Get the YAML output from the resMap
+    yamlData, err := resMap.AsYaml()
     if err != nil {
-        return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert ResMap to YAML: %v", err)
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to convert kustomize output to YAML")
+        return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert kustomize output to YAML: %v", err)
     }
 
     // Initialize logger and buffer
-    log, buf, err := setupLogger()
+    logr, buf, err := setupLogger()
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to set up logger")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to set up logger: %v", err)
     }
 
     // Initialize Kubernetes client
     k8sClient, err := getKubeClient()
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to initialize Kubernetes client")
         return err
     }
 
     // Apply the YAML to the cluster
-    if err := applyYAML(k8sClient, output, log); err != nil {
-        return fmt.Errorf("failed to apply YAML: %v", err)
+    if err := applyYAML(k8sClient, yamlData, logr); err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to apply YAML from kustomize")
+        return fmt.Errorf("failed to apply YAML from kustomize: %v", err)
     }
 
     // Get log output from buffer
@@ -213,11 +253,13 @@ func KubectlApplyKustomize(ctx context.Context, filePath string) error {
     // Filter the logs
     filteredLog, err := filterLogOutput(logOutput)
     if err != nil {
+        log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to filter logs")
         return fmt.Errorf("failed to filter logs: %v", err)
     }
 
     // Output filtered logs
     fmt.Println(filteredLog)
+    log.Info().Msg("KubectlApplyKustomize operation completed")
 
     return nil
 }