diff --git a/anta/cli/utils.py b/anta/cli/utils.py
index e740f8c56..508424dd0 100644
--- a/anta/cli/utils.py
+++ b/anta/cli/utils.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from anta.catalog import AntaCatalog
 from anta.inventory import AntaInventory
 from anta.inventory.exceptions import InventoryIncorrectSchemaError, InventoryRootKeyError
+from anta.logger import anta_log_exception
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from click import Option
@@ -242,7 +243,8 @@ def wrapper(
                 insecure=insecure,
                 disable_cache=disable_cache,
             )
-        except (TypeError, ValueError, YAMLError, OSError, InventoryIncorrectSchemaError, InventoryRootKeyError):
+        except (TypeError, ValueError, YAMLError, OSError, InventoryIncorrectSchemaError, InventoryRootKeyError) as e:
+            anta_log_exception(e, f"Failed to parse the inventory: {inventory}", logger)
             ctx.exit(ExitCode.USAGE_ERROR)
         return f(*args, inventory=i, **kwargs)
 
@@ -319,7 +321,8 @@ def wrapper(
         try:
             file_format = catalog_format.lower()
             c = AntaCatalog.parse(catalog, file_format=file_format)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
-        except (TypeError, ValueError, YAMLError, OSError):
+        except (TypeError, ValueError, YAMLError, OSError) as e:
+            anta_log_exception(e, f"Failed to parse the catalog: {catalog}", logger)
             ctx.exit(ExitCode.USAGE_ERROR)
         return f(*args, catalog=c, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/tests/data/invalid_inventory.yml b/tests/data/invalid_inventory.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5199a15fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/invalid_inventory.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+anta_inventory:
+  - host: 172.20.20.101
+    name: DC1-SPINE1
+    tags: ["SPINE", "DC1"]
diff --git a/tests/units/cli/nrfu/test__init__.py b/tests/units/cli/nrfu/test__init__.py
index f81c67e9e..bbc892839 100644
--- a/tests/units/cli/nrfu/test__init__.py
+++ b/tests/units/cli/nrfu/test__init__.py
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from anta.cli import anta
 from anta.cli.utils import ExitCode
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import pytest
     from click.testing import CliRunner
 
+DATA_DIR: Path = Path(__file__).parents[3].resolve() / "data"
+
 # TODO: write unit tests for ignore-status and ignore-error
 
 
@@ -123,3 +127,19 @@ def test_hide(click_runner: CliRunner) -> None:
     """Test the `--hide` option of the `anta nrfu` command."""
     result = click_runner.invoke(anta, ["nrfu", "--hide", "success", "text"])
     assert "SUCCESS" not in result.output
+
+
+def test_invalid_inventory(caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture, click_runner: CliRunner) -> None:
+    """Test invalid inventory."""
+    result = click_runner.invoke(anta, ["nrfu", "--inventory", str(DATA_DIR / "invalid_inventory.yml")])
+    assert "CRITICAL" in caplog.text
+    assert "Failed to parse the inventory" in caplog.text
+    assert result.exit_code == ExitCode.USAGE_ERROR
+
+
+def test_invalid_catalog(caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture, click_runner: CliRunner) -> None:
+    """Test invalid catalog."""
+    result = click_runner.invoke(anta, ["nrfu", "--catalog", str(DATA_DIR / "test_catalog_not_a_list.yml")])
+    assert "CRITICAL" in caplog.text
+    assert "Failed to parse the catalog" in caplog.text
+    assert result.exit_code == ExitCode.USAGE_ERROR