diff --git a/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy b/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
index 3b0bbb4..9e40944 100644
--- a/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/build-debian-packages-pipeline.groovy
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@
   } catch (Throwable e) {
      // If there was an error or exception thrown, the build failed
      currentBuild.result = "FAILURE"
-     currentBuild.description = e.message
+     currentBuild.description = currentBuild.description ? e.message + " " + currentBuild.description : e.message
      throw e
   } finally {
      common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}