diff --git a/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy b/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
index bc4ed38..3b0bbb4 100644
--- a/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
   } 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"])