diff --git a/oci-arm-monitor.py b/oci-arm-monitor.py
index f7c4594..a974faf 100644
--- a/oci-arm-monitor.py
+++ b/oci-arm-monitor.py
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ while True:
         send_email("OCI ARM Instance Created!", msg)
         sys.exit(0)
     except oci.exceptions.ServiceError as e:
-        if "capacity" in str(e.message).lower() or "host" in str(e.message).lower():
+        msg_lower = str(e.message).lower()
+        if "capacity" in msg_lower or "host" in msg_lower or e.status >= 500:
             attempts += 1
-            print(f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(time.time() + 8*3600))} No capacity. Retrying in {INTERVAL}s...", flush=True)
+            print(f"{time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S', time.gmtime(time.time() + 8*3600))} {'No capacity' if 'capacity' in msg_lower else e.message}. Retrying in {INTERVAL}s...", flush=True)
         else:
             print(f"Unexpected error: {e.message}", flush=True)
             send_email("OCI ARM Monitor Error", str(e.message))