diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
index b590f88..bf13fa6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_server_cfn_init.py
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
         try:
             self.client.wait_for_resource_status(
                 sid, 'WaitCondition', 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
-        except exceptions.TimeoutException as e:
+        except (exceptions.StackResourceBuildErrorException,
+                exceptions.TimeoutException) as e:
             # attempt to log the server console to help with debugging
             # the cause of the server not signalling the waitcondition
             # to heat.
diff --git a/tempest/exceptions/__init__.py b/tempest/exceptions/__init__.py
index d313def..9eb9c1e 100644
--- a/tempest/exceptions/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/exceptions/__init__.py
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@
                "due to '%(stack_status_reason)s'")
 
 
+class StackResourceBuildErrorException(base.TempestException):
+    message = ("Resource %(resource_name) in stack %(stack_identifier)s is "
+               "in %(resource_status)s status due to "
+               "'%(resource_status_reason)s'")
+
+
 class BadRequest(base.RestClientException):
     message = "Bad request"
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py b/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
index 113003c..2311bdd 100644
--- a/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/orchestration/json/orchestration_client.py
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@
                 if resource_status == status:
                     return
                 if fail_regexp.search(resource_status):
-                    raise exceptions.StackBuildErrorException(
+                    raise exceptions.StackResourceBuildErrorException(
+                        resource_name=resource_name,
                         stack_identifier=stack_identifier,
                         resource_status=resource_status,
                         resource_status_reason=body['resource_status_reason'])