diff --git a/vscode/src/qirGeneration.ts b/vscode/src/qirGeneration.ts
index 02cba8b83a..69e56b323e 100644
--- a/vscode/src/qirGeneration.ts
+++ b/vscode/src/qirGeneration.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export async function getQirForActiveWindow(): Promise<string> {
   } catch (e: any) {
     log.error("Codegen error. ", e.toString());
     throw new QirGenerationError(
-      "Code generation failed. Please ensure the code is compatible with the QIR base profile " +
+      `Code generation failed due to error: "${e.toString()}". Please ensure the code is compatible with the QIR base profile ` +
         "by setting the target QIR profile to 'base' and fixing any errors."
     );
   } finally {