diff --git a/aptly-promote-pipeline.groovy b/aptly-promote-pipeline.groovy
index 00d41b8..e5d9743 100644
--- a/aptly-promote-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/aptly-promote-pipeline.groovy
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
+     currentBuild.description = e.message
      throw e
   } finally {
      common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])