diff --git a/surf2mesh.m b/surf2mesh.m
index 7025f6a..000bf17 100644
--- a/surf2mesh.m
+++ b/surf2mesh.m
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 end
 
 if(status~=0)
-       error(sprintf('Tetgen command failed'));
+       error('Tetgen command failed:\n%s\n', cmdout);
 end
 
 % read in the generated mesh