diff --git a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e
index 4c540501..11176aac 100644
--- a/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e
+++ b/library/network/http_client/src/spec/libcurl/libcurl_http_client_request.e
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ feature -- Execution
 						end
 					end
 				else
-					Result.set_error_message ("Error: cURL Error[" + l_result.out + "]")
+					Result.set_error_message ("Error: cURL Error[" + l_result.out + "] " + curl.error_message (l_result))
 					Result.status := response_status_code (curl_easy, curl_handle)
 				end