diff --git a/build-debian-packages-jmx-exporter.groovy b/build-debian-packages-jmx-exporter.groovy
index d356f69..b4e9760 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 = e.message
        throw e
     } finally {
        common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])