diff --git a/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy b/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
index 9378c9d..5035fe6 100644
--- a/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/git-mirror-pipeline.groovy
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     } 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
     } finally {
        common.sendNotification(currentBuild.result,"",["slack"])