diff --git a/aptly-promote-pipeline.groovy b/aptly-promote-pipeline.groovy
index 00d41b8..eb10f40 100644
--- a/aptly-promote-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/aptly-promote-pipeline.groovy
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   } finally {
      common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/build-debian-packages-jmx-exporter.groovy b/build-debian-packages-jmx-exporter.groovy
index d356f69..71f626e 100644
--- a/build-debian-packages-jmx-exporter.groovy
+++ b/build-debian-packages-jmx-exporter.groovy
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
        // If there was an exception thrown, the build failed
        currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+       currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
        throw e
     } finally {
        common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/build-debian-packages-libvirt-exporter.groovy b/build-debian-packages-libvirt-exporter.groovy
index eb109cb..ab83db6 100644
--- a/build-debian-packages-libvirt-exporter.groovy
+++ b/build-debian-packages-libvirt-exporter.groovy
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
        // If there was an exception thrown, the build failed
        currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+       currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
        throw e
     } finally {
        common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy b/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
index bc4ed38..9e40944 100644
--- a/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   } finally {
      common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/build-debian-packages-telegraf.groovy b/build-debian-packages-telegraf.groovy
index b946688..dde098e 100644
--- a/build-debian-packages-telegraf.groovy
+++ b/build-debian-packages-telegraf.groovy
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@
                         aptly.snapshotRepo(APTLY_URL, APTLY_REPO, timestamp)
                         aptly.publish(APTLY_URL)
                     }
+
+                    stage("rebuild docker images") {
+                        build job: "docker-build-images-prometheus", parameters: []
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
        // If there was an exception thrown, the build failed
        currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+       currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
        throw e
     } finally {
        common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/build-extra-dpdk-pipeline.groovy b/build-extra-dpdk-pipeline.groovy
index 39928dc..357a9ad 100644
--- a/build-extra-dpdk-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/build-extra-dpdk-pipeline.groovy
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@
      } catch (Throwable e) {
        // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
        currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+       currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
        throw e
     } finally {
        common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cicd-lab-pipeline.groovy b/cicd-lab-pipeline.groovy
index 15252c9..8902e1f 100644
--- a/cicd-lab-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/cicd-lab-pipeline.groovy
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
         // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
         currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+        currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
         throw e
     } finally {
         // Cleanup
diff --git a/docker-build-image-pipeline.groovy b/docker-build-image-pipeline.groovy
index a22439a..c23f1c3 100644
--- a/docker-build-image-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/docker-build-image-pipeline.groovy
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   } finally {
      common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/gating-pipeline.groovy b/gating-pipeline.groovy
index c113d28..1b62b53 100644
--- a/gating-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/gating-pipeline.groovy
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   }
 }
diff --git a/generate-cookiecutter-products.groovy b/generate-cookiecutter-products.groovy
index f6090c0..1d8845d 100644
--- a/generate-cookiecutter-products.groovy
+++ b/generate-cookiecutter-products.groovy
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
          // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
          currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+         currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
          throw e
     } finally {
         stage ('Clean workspace directories') {
diff --git a/git-merge-branches-pipeline.groovy b/git-merge-branches-pipeline.groovy
index cff1db5..8293f87 100644
--- a/git-merge-branches-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/git-merge-branches-pipeline.groovy
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   }
 }
diff --git a/git-mirror-2way-pipeline.groovy b/git-mirror-2way-pipeline.groovy
index c1c808c..c20af8f 100644
--- a/git-mirror-2way-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/git-mirror-2way-pipeline.groovy
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
        // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
        currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+       currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
        throw e
     } finally {
        common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy b/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
index 10fa9a0..5035fe6 100644
--- a/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
        // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
        currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+       currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
        throw e
     } finally {
        common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/opencontrail-upgrade.groovy b/opencontrail-upgrade.groovy
index 6bcb788..00b0e7f 100644
--- a/opencontrail-upgrade.groovy
+++ b/opencontrail-upgrade.groovy
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@
         } catch (Throwable e) {
             // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
             currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+            currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
             throw e
         }
     }
@@ -484,6 +485,7 @@
         } catch (Throwable e) {
             // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
             currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+            currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
             throw e
         }
     }
diff --git a/openstack-compute-install.groovy b/openstack-compute-install.groovy
index 8e53396..535cde0 100644
--- a/openstack-compute-install.groovy
+++ b/openstack-compute-install.groovy
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
         // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
         currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+        currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
         throw e
     }
 }
diff --git a/openstack-compute-upgrade.groovy b/openstack-compute-upgrade.groovy
index 4a04531..095697d 100644
--- a/openstack-compute-upgrade.groovy
+++ b/openstack-compute-upgrade.groovy
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
         // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
         currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+        currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
         throw e
     }
 }
diff --git a/ovs-gateway-upgrade.groovy b/ovs-gateway-upgrade.groovy
index 70037a4..9cfa215 100644
--- a/ovs-gateway-upgrade.groovy
+++ b/ovs-gateway-upgrade.groovy
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
         // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
         currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+        currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
         throw e
     }
 }
diff --git a/release-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy b/release-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
index 7660636..4aaaec9 100644
--- a/release-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/release-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   } finally {
      common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/test-cookiecutter-reclass.groovy b/test-cookiecutter-reclass.groovy
index 52d7c8c..4da0842 100644
--- a/test-cookiecutter-reclass.groovy
+++ b/test-cookiecutter-reclass.groovy
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
     def templateContext = readYaml text: content
     def clusterName = templateContext.default_context.cluster_name
     def clusterDomain = templateContext.default_context.cluster_domain
-    git.checkoutGitRepository("${testEnv}/classes/system", clusterName, RECLASS_MODEL_URL, RECLASS_MODEL_BRANCH, CREDENTIALS_ID)
-    saltModelTesting.setupAndTestNode("cfg01.${clusterDomain}", EXTRA_FORMULAS, testEnv)
+    git.checkoutGitRepository("${testEnv}/classes/system", RECLASS_MODEL_URL, RECLASS_MODEL_BRANCH, CREDENTIALS_ID)
+    saltModelTesting.setupAndTestNode("cfg01.${clusterDomain}", clusterName, EXTRA_FORMULAS, testEnv)
 }
 
 def gerritRef
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 
     } catch (Throwable e) {
          currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+         currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
          throw e
     } finally {
          def dummy = "dummy"
diff --git a/test-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy b/test-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
index 8ad5f1c..1fb62ad 100644
--- a/test-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/test-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      ruby.runKitchenCommand("destroy")
      throw e
   } finally {
diff --git a/test-salt-model-node.groovy b/test-salt-model-node.groovy
index 913bae9..bcc0c8b 100644
--- a/test-salt-model-node.groovy
+++ b/test-salt-model-node.groovy
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   }
 }
diff --git a/test-salt-models-pipeline.groovy b/test-salt-models-pipeline.groovy
index 9bd2ca5..32ef43c 100644
--- a/test-salt-models-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/test-salt-models-pipeline.groovy
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
     }
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   } finally {
      common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/test-system-reclass-pipeline.groovy b/test-system-reclass-pipeline.groovy
index 8a8fbac..411edfc 100644
--- a/test-system-reclass-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/test-system-reclass-pipeline.groovy
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 } catch (Throwable e) {
     // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
     currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+    currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
     throw e
 } finally {
     common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
diff --git a/update-package.groovy b/update-package.groovy
index ea2259c..c946123 100644
--- a/update-package.groovy
+++ b/update-package.groovy
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@
         }
 
         stage("List package upgrades") {
+            common.infoMsg("Listing all the packages that have a new update available on test nodes: ${targetTestSubset}")
             salt.runSaltProcessStep(saltMaster, targetTestSubset, 'pkg.list_upgrades', [], null, true)
+            if(TARGET_PACKAGES != "" && TARGET_PACKAGES != "*"){
+                common.infoMsg("Note that only the ${TARGET_PACKAGES} would be installed from the above list of available updates on the ${targetTestSubset}")
+            }
         }
 
         stage('Confirm live package upgrades on sample') {
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
         // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
         currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+        currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
         throw e
     }
 }
diff --git a/validate-cloud.groovy b/validate-cloud.groovy
index 8381d6e..f2720c1 100644
--- a/validate-cloud.groovy
+++ b/validate-cloud.groovy
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     } catch (Throwable e) {
         // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
         currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+        currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
         throw e
     } finally {
         validate.runCleanup(saltMaster, TARGET_NODE, artifacts_dir)