diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
index 95781f0..32fc2e7 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@
     }
     
     // Some other error, whatevz
-    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "ERROR:" + errno);
+    char buff[1024];
+    sprintf(buff, "ERROR errno: %d", errno);
+    throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, buff);
   }
   
   // The remote host has closed the socket