diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller.go
index 17dab71e345..f8b332466c7 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/rayjob_controller.go
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ func (r *RayJobReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request ctrl.Request)
 
 			rayDashboardClient, err := r.dashboardClientFunc(rayClusterInstance, rayJobInstance.Status.DashboardURL)
 			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error(err, "Failed to get dashboard client for RayJob")
 				return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: RayJobDefaultRequeueDuration}, err
 			}
 			if err := rayDashboardClient.StopJob(ctx, rayJobInstance.Status.JobId); err != nil {
@@ -263,7 +262,6 @@ func (r *RayJobReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request ctrl.Request)
 		// Check the current status of ray jobs
 		rayDashboardClient, err := r.dashboardClientFunc(rayClusterInstance, rayJobInstance.Status.DashboardURL)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error(err, "Failed to get dashboard client for RayJob")
 			return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: RayJobDefaultRequeueDuration}, err
 		}
 
diff --git a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/utils/util.go b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/utils/util.go
index f814c8eab22..64f7717af0e 100644
--- a/ray-operator/controllers/ray/utils/util.go
+++ b/ray-operator/controllers/ray/utils/util.go
@@ -765,10 +765,13 @@ func GetRayDashboardClientFunc(mgr manager.Manager, useKubernetesProxy bool) fun
 			if headSvcName == "" {
 				headSvcName, err = GenerateHeadServiceName(RayClusterCRD, rayCluster.Spec, rayCluster.Name)
 				if err != nil {
+					err = fmt.Errorf("failed to construct Ray dashboard client: %w", err)
 					return nil, err
 				}
 			}
 			return &RayDashboardClient{
+				// Use `mgr.GetHTTPClient()` instead of `http.Client{}` so that the client has proper authentication
+				// configured to communicate with the Kubernetes API server.
 				client:       mgr.GetHTTPClient(),
 				dashboardURL: fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/namespaces/%s/services/%s:dashboard/proxy", mgr.GetConfig().Host, rayCluster.Namespace, headSvcName),
 			}, nil