diff --git a/gating-pipeline.groovy b/gating-pipeline.groovy
index c8b4c09..1b62b53 100644
--- a/gating-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/gating-pipeline.groovy
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   } 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
   }
 }