diff --git a/internal/resolution/job/base_job.go b/internal/resolution/job/base_job.go
index df07acc4..d83503fe 100644
--- a/internal/resolution/job/base_job.go
+++ b/internal/resolution/job/base_job.go
@@ -2,20 +2,23 @@ package job
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 )
 
 type BaseJob struct {
-	file   string
-	errs   IErrors
-	status chan string
+	file          string
+	errs          IErrors
+	status        chan string
+	currentStatus string
 }
 
 func NewBaseJob(file string) BaseJob {
 	return BaseJob{
-		file:   file,
-		errs:   NewErrors(file),
-		status: make(chan string),
+		file:          file,
+		errs:          NewErrors(file),
+		status:        make(chan string),
+		currentStatus: "",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +34,23 @@ func (j *BaseJob) ReceiveStatus() chan string {
 	return j.status
 }
 
+func (j *BaseJob) FmtError(err error, output []byte) error {
+
+	if err == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s error: No error was present.", j.currentStatus)
+	}
+
+	errorString := fmt.Errorf("%s error: %s", j.currentStatus, err)
+
+	if output != nil {
+		errorString = fmt.Errorf("%s output: %s\n%s", j.currentStatus, output, errorString)
+	}
+
+	return errorString
+}
+
 func (j *BaseJob) SendStatus(status string) {
+	j.currentStatus = status
 	j.status <- status
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/resolution/job/base_job_test.go b/internal/resolution/job/base_job_test.go
index 3512a749..0f4e8024 100644
--- a/internal/resolution/job/base_job_test.go
+++ b/internal/resolution/job/base_job_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package job
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"os/exec"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -34,6 +35,29 @@ func TestReceiveStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, statusChan)
 }
 
+func TestFmtError(t *testing.T) {
+	j := BaseJob{
+		file:   testFile,
+		errs:   nil,
+		status: make(chan string),
+	}
+	statusMsg := "statusMsg"
+	go func() {
+		status := <-j.ReceiveStatus()
+		assert.Equal(t, "statusMsg", status)
+	}()
+
+	j.SendStatus(statusMsg)
+
+	errorMsg := fmt.Errorf("statusMsg error: test-error")
+	formattedError := j.FmtError(fmt.Errorf("test-error"), nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, errorMsg, formattedError)
+
+	errorMsg = fmt.Errorf("statusMsg output: test\nstatusMsg error: test-error")
+	formattedError = j.FmtError(fmt.Errorf("test-error"), []byte("test"))
+	assert.Equal(t, errorMsg, formattedError)
+}
+
 func TestErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	jobErr := errors.New("error")
 	j := BaseJob{}
diff --git a/internal/resolution/pm/pip/job.go b/internal/resolution/pm/pip/job.go
index 46e51b0e..46cbe078 100644
--- a/internal/resolution/pm/pip/job.go
+++ b/internal/resolution/pm/pip/job.go
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ func (j *Job) Run() {
 			j.SendStatus("removing venv")
 			err := j.pipCleaner.RemoveAll(j.venvPath)
 			if err != nil {
-				j.Errors().Critical(err)
+				j.Errors().Critical(j.FmtError(err, nil))
 			}
 		}()
 
 		j.SendStatus("creating venv")
-		_, err := j.runCreateVenvCmd()
+		output, err := j.runCreateVenvCmd()
 		if err != nil {
-			j.Errors().Critical(err)
+			j.Errors().Critical(j.FmtError(err, output))
 
 			return
 		}
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (j *Job) Run() {
 		j.SendStatus("installing requirements")
 		_, err = j.runInstallCmd()
 		if err != nil {
-			j.Errors().Critical(err)
+			j.Errors().Critical(j.FmtError(err, nil))
 
 			return
 		}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (j *Job) Run() {
 
 	err := j.writeLockContent()
 	if err != nil {
-		j.Errors().Critical(err)
+		j.Errors().Critical(j.FmtError(err, nil))
 
 		return
 	}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func (j *Job) runCreateVenvCmd() ([]byte, error) {
 
 	createVenvCmdOutput, err := createVenvCmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, j.GetExitError(err)
+		return createVenvCmdOutput, j.GetExitError(err)
 	}
 
 	return createVenvCmdOutput, nil