diff --git a/release-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy b/release-salt-formulas-pipeline.groovy
index 7660636..df98f2b 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 = e.message
      throw e
   } finally {
      common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])