"github.com/onap/multicloud-k8s/src/k8splugin/internal/connection"
        "github.com/onap/multicloud-k8s/src/k8splugin/internal/helm"
+       logutils "github.com/onap/multicloud-k8s/src/k8splugin/internal/logutils"
        "github.com/onap/multicloud-k8s/src/k8splugin/internal/plugin"
 
        pkgerrors "github.com/pkg/errors"
                },
        }, namespace, k)
 
+       if err != nil {
+               logutils.WithFields(err.Error(), "namespace", namespace)
+               return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "Error checking for namespace: "+namespace)
+       }
+
        if ns == "" {
-               log.Println("Creating " + namespace + " namespace")
+               logutils.WithFields("Creating namespace", "namespace", namespace)
 
                _, err = pluginImpl.Create("", namespace, k)
                if err != nil {
+                       logutils.WithFields(err.Error(), "namespace", namespace)
                        return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "Error creating "+namespace+" namespace")
                }
        }