diff --git a/controllers/cf/cf_pod_template_spec.go b/controllers/cf/cf_pod_template_spec.go
index a5dbdaa1..089afb9d 100644
--- a/controllers/cf/cf_pod_template_spec.go
+++ b/controllers/cf/cf_pod_template_spec.go
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ func SanitizeBasePodSpec(log *zap.SugaredLogger, base *ar.ApicurioRegistryPodTem
 	}
 	currentContainer := common.GetContainerByName(current.Spec.Containers, f.REGISTRY_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	if currentContainer == nil {
-		panic("could not find current registry container")
+		panic("Could not find the registry container in the current Deployment.")
 	}
 	factoryContainer := common.GetContainerByName(factory.Spec.Containers, f.REGISTRY_CONTAINER_NAME)
 	if factoryContainer == nil {
-		panic("could not find factory registry container")
+		panic("Could not find the registry container in the initial Deployment.")
 	}
 
 	if len(base.Spec.Containers) > 0 && baseContainer != nil {
diff --git a/controllers/client/client_crd.go b/controllers/client/client_crd.go
index e3968dbf..24292e2d 100644
--- a/controllers/client/client_crd.go
+++ b/controllers/client/client_crd.go
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ func NewCRDClient(log *zap.Logger, scheme *runtime.Scheme, config *rest.Config)
 
 	c, err := rest.UnversionedRESTClientFor(config2)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic("Could not create CRD client.")
+		log.Sugar().Error(err)
+		panic("Could not create Kubernetes client for ApicurioRegistry CRD.")
 	}
 	return &CRDClient{
 		client: c,
@@ -97,14 +98,16 @@ func (this *CRDClient) PatchApicurioRegistryStatus(namespace common.Namespace, n
 	// Add "status" prefix to the patch path
 	var original map[string]interface{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(patchData, &original); err != nil {
-		panic(err) // TODO
+		this.log.Sugar().Error(err)
+		panic("Could not patch ApicurioRegistry status.")
 	}
 	extended := map[string]interface{}{
 		"status": original,
 	}
 	extendedPatchData, err := json.Marshal(extended)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err) // TODO
+		this.log.Sugar().Error(err)
+		panic("Could not patch ApicurioRegistry status.")
 	}
 
 	result := &ar.ApicurioRegistry{}
diff --git a/controllers/loop/context/context_impl.go b/controllers/loop/context/context_impl.go
index 89c3afa3..c78d5009 100644
--- a/controllers/loop/context/context_impl.go
+++ b/controllers/loop/context/context_impl.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (this *loopContext) Finalize() (bool, time.Duration) {
 		this.requeueDelay = 0
 	}()
 	if this.reconcileSequence == math.MaxInt64 {
-		panic("int64 counter overflow. Restarting to reset.") // This will probably never happen
+		panic("int64 counter overflow. Restarting to reset.") // This will never happen
 	}
 	this.reconcileSequence += 1
 	return this.requeue, this.requeueDelay
diff --git a/controllers/loop/context/context_mock.go b/controllers/loop/context/context_mock.go
index bef043a8..9ed09842 100644
--- a/controllers/loop/context/context_mock.go
+++ b/controllers/loop/context/context_mock.go
@@ -47,20 +47,20 @@ func (this *LoopContextMock) GetAppNamespace() c.Namespace {
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) SetRequeueNow() {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) SetRequeueDelaySoon() {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) SetRequeueDelaySec(delay uint) {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) Finalize() (bool, time.Duration) {
 	if this.reconcileSequence == math.MaxInt64 {
-		panic("int64 counter overflow. Restarting to reset.") // This will probably never happen
+		panic("int64 counter overflow. Restarting to reset.") // This will never happen
 	}
 	this.reconcileSequence += 1
 	return false, 0
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (this *LoopContextMock) GetResourceCache() resources.ResourceCache {
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) GetClients() *client.Clients {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) GetEnvCache() env.EnvCache {
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ func (this *LoopContextMock) GetAttempts() int {
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) GetTestingSupport() *c.TestSupport {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) GetSupportedFeatures() *c.SupportedFeatures {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopContextMock) GetReconcileSequence() int64 {
diff --git a/controllers/loop/impl/control_loop_impl.go b/controllers/loop/impl/control_loop_impl.go
index 6907ee1d..6981ca86 100644
--- a/controllers/loop/impl/control_loop_impl.go
+++ b/controllers/loop/impl/control_loop_impl.go
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ func (this *controlLoopImpl) Run() {
 		}
 	}
 	if attempt == maxAttempts {
-		panic("control loop stabilization limit exceeded")
+		panic("Control loop stabilization limit exceeded. Explanation: The operator is separated into multiple functions, " +
+			"that are each responsible for a single task, such as applying env. variables to a Deployment. " +
+			"They are each executed until the desired state of the cached resource (e.g. the Deployment) is reached, and can be updated on the cluster. " +
+			"This error occurs when the functions could not reach the desired state within a limited number of attempts.")
 	}
 
 	this.services.AfterRun()
diff --git a/controllers/loop/services/services_mock.go b/controllers/loop/services/services_mock.go
index 9248d71d..92bc71f3 100644
--- a/controllers/loop/services/services_mock.go
+++ b/controllers/loop/services/services_mock.go
@@ -29,21 +29,21 @@ func (this *LoopServicesMock) AfterRun() {
 }
 
 func (this *LoopServicesMock) GetPatchers() *patcher.Patchers {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopServicesMock) GetKubeFactory() *factory.KubeFactory {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopServicesMock) GetMonitoringFactory() *factory.MonitoringFactory {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopServicesMock) GetConditionManager() conditions.ConditionManager {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
 
 func (this *LoopServicesMock) GetStatus() *status.Status {
-	panic("Not implemented")
+	panic("not implemented")
 }
diff --git a/controllers/svc/env/env_cache_impl.go b/controllers/svc/env/env_cache_impl.go
index 5ad9da06..1ca35be6 100644
--- a/controllers/svc/env/env_cache_impl.go
+++ b/controllers/svc/env/env_cache_impl.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (this *envCacheEntryBuilder) SetPriority(priority Priority) EnvCacheEntryBu
 
 func (this *envCacheEntryBuilder) Build() EnvCacheEntry {
 	if strings.TrimSpace(this.entry.GetName()) == "" {
-		panic("Environment variable can not be empty nor whitespace")
+		panic("Environment variable name cannot be empty nor contain only whitespace.")
 	}
 	return this.entry
 }
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@ func (this *envCache) computeSorted() {
 
 func (this *envCache) processWithDependencies(depth int, processed map[string]bool, val EnvCacheEntry) {
 	if depth > len(this.cache) {
-		panic("Cycle detected during the processing of environment variables.")
+		panic("Cycle detected during the processing of environment variables (at " + val.GetName() + "), make sure that every env. variable is define once. " +
+			"Explanation: Ordering of the env. variables is significant, because some variables can reference others using interpolation. " +
+			"As a result, the operator tries to keep the order consistent (e.g. as defined in the CR). " +
+			"This error occurs when the operator could not order the variables correctly.")
 	}
 	if _, exists := processed[val.GetName()]; !exists && !this.WasDeleted(val.GetName()) { // Was not yet processed
 		for _, dependencyName := range val.GetDependencies() { // Process & add deps first
diff --git a/controllers/svc/factory/factory_kube.go b/controllers/svc/factory/factory_kube.go
index 0909b4b8..652d6ebe 100644
--- a/controllers/svc/factory/factory_kube.go
+++ b/controllers/svc/factory/factory_kube.go
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ func (this *KubeFactory) GetLabels() map[string]string {
 
 	registryVersion := os.Getenv(ENV_REGISTRY_VERSION)
 	if registryVersion == "" {
-		panic("Could not determine registry version. Environment variable '" + ENV_REGISTRY_VERSION + "' is empty.")
+		panic("Could not determine Registry version. Environment variable '" + ENV_REGISTRY_VERSION + "' is empty.")
 	}
 	operatorName := os.Getenv(ENV_OPERATOR_NAME)
 	if operatorName == "" {
-		panic("Could not determine operator name. Environment variable '" + ENV_OPERATOR_NAME + "' is empty.")
+		panic("Could not determine Operator name. Environment variable '" + ENV_OPERATOR_NAME + "' is empty.")
 	}
 	app := this.ctx.GetAppName().Str()
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (this *KubeFactory) CreateService() *core.Service {
 
 func (this *KubeFactory) CreateIngress(serviceName string) *networking.Ingress {
 	if serviceName == "" {
-		panic("Required argument.")
+		panic("Required argument, Ingress name, is empty.")
 	}
 	metaData := this.createObjectMeta("ingress")
 	metaData.Annotations = map[string]string{
diff --git a/controllers/svc/patcher/patcher_kube.go b/controllers/svc/patcher/patcher_kube.go
index da17c4b2..ac63473b 100644
--- a/controllers/svc/patcher/patcher_kube.go
+++ b/controllers/svc/patcher/patcher_kube.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (this *KubePatcher) patchApicurioRegistry() { // TODO move to separate file
 		"ar.ApicurioRegistry",
 		func(owner meta.Object, namespace c.Namespace, value interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 			// This should be not used (at the moment)
-			panic("Unsupported operation.")
+			panic("unsupported operation")
 		},
 		func(namespace c.Namespace, name c.Name, data []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 			return this.ctx.GetClients().CRD().PatchApicurioRegistry(namespace, name, data)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (this *KubePatcher) patchApicurioRegistryStatus() {
 		"ar.ApicurioRegistryStatus",
 		func(owner meta.Object, namespace c.Namespace, value interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 			// This should be not used (at the moment)
-			panic("Unsupported operation.")
+			panic("unsupported operation")
 		},
 		func(namespace c.Namespace, name c.Name, data []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 			return this.ctx.GetClients().CRD().PatchApicurioRegistryStatus(namespace, name, data)
diff --git a/controllers/svc/patcher/patchers.go b/controllers/svc/patcher/patchers.go
index dd97242a..dd48d129 100644
--- a/controllers/svc/patcher/patchers.go
+++ b/controllers/svc/patcher/patchers.go
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ func patchGeneric(
 			// Optimization: Check if the patch is empty
 			var patchJson map[string]interface{}
 			if err := json.Unmarshal(patchData, &patchJson); err != nil {
-				panic(err) // TODO
+				ctx.GetLog().Sugar().Error(err)
+				panic("Could not patch a resource: " + typeString)
 			}
 			if patchJson == nil || len(patchJson) == 0 {
 				//ctx.GetLog().WithValues("resource", typeString, "name", name, "patch", string(patchData)).
diff --git a/controllers/svc/status/conditions/conditions_impl.go b/controllers/svc/status/conditions/conditions_impl.go
index 08769e94..26c7af49 100644
--- a/controllers/svc/status/conditions/conditions_impl.go
+++ b/controllers/svc/status/conditions/conditions_impl.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (this *condition) GetData() *metav1.Condition {
 
 func (this *condition) Reset() {
 	if this.ctype == "" {
-		panic("Condition type not set!")
+		panic("Condition type is empty.")
 	}
 	if this.data == nil {
 		this.data = &metav1.Condition{
diff --git a/controllers/svc/status/status.go b/controllers/svc/status/status.go
index ae1d6c6d..115ba351 100644
--- a/controllers/svc/status/status.go
+++ b/controllers/svc/status/status.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (this *Status) init() {
 func (this *Status) set(mapp map[string]string, key string, value string) {
 	ptr := &value
 	if key == "" {
-		panic("Fatal: Empty key for " + *ptr)
+		panic("Status key is empty for value: " + *ptr)
 	}
 	mapp[key] = *ptr
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (this *Status) SetConfigInt32P(key string, value *int32) {
 func (this *Status) GetConfig(key string) string {
 	v, ok := this.config[key]
 	if !ok {
-		panic("Fatal: Status key '" + key + "' not found.")
+		panic("Value that belongs to status key " + key + " not found.")
 	}
 	return v
 }