diff --git a/build-debian-packages-telegraf.groovy b/build-debian-packages-telegraf.groovy
index a2b71a8..b7b64d9 100644
--- a/build-debian-packages-telegraf.groovy
+++ b/build-debian-packages-telegraf.groovy
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     } 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"])