diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/cluster/kaniko.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/cluster/kaniko.go
index 6947013abe6..ef527cd8769 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/cluster/kaniko.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/cluster/kaniko.go
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (b *Builder) buildWithKaniko(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, workspace string, artifactName string, artifact *latest.KanikoArtifact, tag string, requiredImages map[string]*string, platforms platform.Matcher) (string, error) {
+	log.Entry(ctx).Info("Start building with kaniko for artifact")
+	start := time.Now()
+	defer func() {
+		log.Entry(ctx).Infof("Building with kaniko completed in %s", time.Since(start))
+	}()
+
 	// TODO: Implement building multi-platform images for cluster builder
 	if platforms.IsMultiPlatform() {
 		log.Entry(ctx).Warnf("multiple target platforms %q found for artifact %q. Skaffold doesn't yet support multi-platform builds for the docker builder. Consider specifying a single target platform explicitly. See https://skaffold.dev/docs/pipeline-stages/builders/#cross-platform-build-support", platforms.String(), artifactName)
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/deploy/cloudrun/deploy.go b/pkg/skaffold/deploy/cloudrun/deploy.go
index 65584dc93db..d8dd0f170f7 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/deploy/cloudrun/deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/deploy/cloudrun/deploy.go
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) deployService(crclient *run.APIService, manifest []byte, out
 func (d *Deployer) deployJob(crclient *run.APIService, manifest []byte, out io.Writer) (*RunResourceName, error) {
 	job := &run.Job{}
 	if err := k8syaml.Unmarshal(manifest, job); err != nil {
-		return nil, sErrors.NewError(fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal Cloud Run Service config"), &proto.ActionableErr{
+		return nil, sErrors.NewError(fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal Cloud Run Job config"), &proto.ActionableErr{
 			Message: err.Error(),
 			ErrCode: proto.StatusCode_DEPLOY_READ_MANIFEST_ERR,
 		})
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func (d *Deployer) deleteRunService(crclient *run.APIService, out io.Writer, dry
 func (d *Deployer) deleteRunJob(crclient *run.APIService, out io.Writer, dryRun bool, manifest []byte) error {
 	job := &run.Job{}
 	if err := k8syaml.Unmarshal(manifest, job); err != nil {
-		return sErrors.NewError(fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal Cloud Run Service config"), &proto.ActionableErr{
+		return sErrors.NewError(fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal Cloud Run Job config"), &proto.ActionableErr{
 			Message: err.Error(),
 			ErrCode: proto.StatusCode_DEPLOY_READ_MANIFEST_ERR,
 		})
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/util/tar.go b/pkg/skaffold/util/tar.go
index 96c39614a37..b2443faaeb0 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/util/tar.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/util/tar.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/pkg/skaffold/constants"
 	"github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/pkg/skaffold/output/log"
+	timeutil "github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/v2/pkg/skaffold/util/time"
 )
 
 type headerModifier func(*tar.Header)
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@ func CreateTar(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, root string, paths []string) er
 	}
 
 	log.Entry(ctx).Infof("Creating tar file from %d file(s)", len(paths))
+	start := time.Now()
+	defer func() {
+		log.Entry(ctx).Infof("Creating tar file completed in %s", timeutil.Humanize(time.Since(start)))
+	}()
+
 	for i, path := range paths {
 		if err := addFileToTar(ctx, root, path, "", tw, nil); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -81,7 +87,6 @@ func CreateTar(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, root string, paths []string) er
 			log.Entry(ctx).Infof("Added %d/%d files to tar file", i+1, len(paths))
 		}
 	}
-	log.Entry(ctx).Info("Successfully created tar file")
 
 	return nil
 }