diff --git a/source/adapters/level_zero/context.cpp b/source/adapters/level_zero/context.cpp
index f711fbc4c2..f161fd411d 100644
--- a/source/adapters/level_zero/context.cpp
+++ b/source/adapters/level_zero/context.cpp
@@ -239,19 +239,25 @@ ur_result_t ur_context_handle_t_::initialize() {
   // Initialize pool managers.
   std::tie(Ret, PoolManager) =
       usm::pool_manager<usm::pool_descriptor>::create();
-  if (Ret)
+  if (Ret) {
+    urPrint("urContextCreate: unexpected internal error\n");
     return Ret;
+  }
 
   std::tie(Ret, ProxyPoolManager) =
       usm::pool_manager<usm::pool_descriptor>::create();
-  if (Ret)
+  if (Ret) {
+    urPrint("urContextCreate: unexpected internal error\n");
     return Ret;
+  }
 
   std::vector<usm::pool_descriptor> Descs;
   // Create pool descriptor for every device and subdevice.
   std::tie(Ret, Descs) = usm::pool_descriptor::create(nullptr, Context);
-  if (Ret)
+  if (Ret) {
+    urPrint("urContextCreate: unexpected internal error\n");
     return Ret;
+  }
 
   auto descTypeToDisjointPoolType =
       [](usm::pool_descriptor &Desc) -> usm::DisjointPoolMemType {
@@ -264,7 +270,6 @@ ur_result_t ur_context_handle_t_::initialize() {
       return (Desc.deviceReadOnly) ? usm::DisjointPoolMemType::SharedReadOnly
                                    : usm::DisjointPoolMemType::Shared;
     default:
-      assert(0 && "Invalid pool descriptor type!");
       // Added to suppress 'not all control paths return a value' warning.
       return usm::DisjointPoolMemType::All;
     }
@@ -277,15 +282,19 @@ ur_result_t ur_context_handle_t_::initialize() {
 
     std::tie(Ret, Pool) = createUMFPoolForDesc<usm::DisjointPool>(
         Desc, DisjointPoolConfigInstance.Configs[PoolType]);
-    if (Ret)
+    if (Ret) {
+      urPrint("urContextCreate: unexpected internal error\n");
       return Ret;
+    }
 
     PoolManager.addPool(Desc, Pool);
 
     umf::pool_unique_handle_t ProxyPool = nullptr;
     std::tie(Ret, ProxyPool) = createUMFPoolForDesc<USMProxyPool>(Desc);
-    if (Ret)
+    if (Ret) {
+      urPrint("urContextCreate: unexpected internal error\n");
       return Ret;
+    }
 
     ProxyPoolManager.addPool(Desc, ProxyPool);
   }
diff --git a/source/adapters/level_zero/usm.cpp b/source/adapters/level_zero/usm.cpp
index 208de688f0..d27b36ba42 100644
--- a/source/adapters/level_zero/usm.cpp
+++ b/source/adapters/level_zero/usm.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <climits>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include "common.hpp"
 #include "context.hpp"
 #include "event.hpp"
 #include "usm.hpp"
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ UR_APIEXPORT ur_result_t UR_APICALL urUSMHostAlloc(
   if (!hPoolInternalOpt.has_value()) {
     // Internal error, every L0 context and usm pool should have Host, Device,
     // Shared and SharedReadOnly UMF pools.
+    urPrint("urUSMHostAlloc: unexpected internal error\n");
     return UR_RESULT_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
   }
 
@@ -386,6 +388,7 @@ UR_APIEXPORT ur_result_t UR_APICALL urUSMDeviceAlloc(
   if (!hPoolInternalOpt.has_value()) {
     // Internal error, every L0 context and usm pool should have Host, Device,
     // Shared and SharedReadOnly UMF pools.
+    urPrint("urUSMDeviceAlloc: unexpected internal error\n");
     return UR_RESULT_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
   }
 
@@ -489,6 +492,7 @@ UR_APIEXPORT ur_result_t UR_APICALL urUSMSharedAlloc(
   if (!hPoolInternalOpt.has_value()) {
     // Internal error, every L0 context and usm pool should have Host, Device,
     // Shared and SharedReadOnly UMF pools.
+    urPrint("urUSMSharedAlloc: unexpected internal error\n");
     return UR_RESULT_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
   }