diff --git a/src/go/pt-k8s-debug-collector/dumper/dumper.go b/src/go/pt-k8s-debug-collector/dumper/dumper.go
index bac07fa9..ba1120e7 100644
--- a/src/go/pt-k8s-debug-collector/dumper/dumper.go
+++ b/src/go/pt-k8s-debug-collector/dumper/dumper.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (d *Dumper) DumpCluster() error {
 				// get individual Logs
 				location = filepath.Join(d.location, ns.Name, pod.Name)
 				for _, path := range d.filePaths {
-					err = d.getIndividualFiles(resourceType(d.crType), ns.Name, pod.Name, path, location, tw)
+					err = d.getIndividualFiles(ns.Name, pod.Name, path, location, tw)
 					if err != nil {
 						d.logError(err.Error(), "get file "+path+" for pod "+pod.Name)
 						log.Printf("Error: get %s file: %v", path, err)
@@ -372,13 +372,15 @@ type crSecrets struct {
 	} `json:"spec"`
 }
 
-// TODO: check if resource parameter is really needed
-func (d *Dumper) getIndividualFiles(resource, namespace string, podName, path, location string, tw *tar.Writer) error {
+func (d *Dumper) getIndividualFiles(namespace string, podName, path, location string, tw *tar.Writer) error {
+	if len(d.fileContainer) == 0 {
+		return errors.Errorf("Logs container name is not specified for resource %s in namespace %s", resourceType(d.crType), d.namespace)
+	}
 	args := []string{"-n", namespace, "-c", d.fileContainer, "cp", podName + ":" + path, "/dev/stdout"}
 	output, err := d.runCmd(args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		d.logError(err.Error(), args...)
-		log.Printf("Error: get path %s for resource %s in namespace %s: %v", path, resource, d.namespace, err)
+		log.Printf("Error: get path %s for resource %s in namespace %s: %v", path, resourceType(d.crType), d.namespace, err)
 		return addToArchive(location, d.mode, []byte(err.Error()), tw)
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/go/pt-k8s-debug-collector/dumper/dumper_test.go b/src/go/pt-k8s-debug-collector/dumper/dumper_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d540e1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/go/pt-k8s-debug-collector/dumper/dumper_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package dumper
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+/*
+Unit test for non-existing logs container name error handling
+*/
+
+func TestGetIndividualFilesError(t *testing.T) {
+	d := New("", "", "psmdb", "", "")
+
+	err := d.getIndividualFiles("", "", "", "", nil)
+
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "Logs container name is not specified")
+}