diff --git a/src/integTest/groovy/org/shipkit/gh/release/GithubReleasePluginIntegTest.groovy b/src/integTest/groovy/org/shipkit/gh/release/GithubReleasePluginIntegTest.groovy
index b4fcc3f..c991054 100644
--- a/src/integTest/groovy/org/shipkit/gh/release/GithubReleasePluginIntegTest.groovy
+++ b/src/integTest/groovy/org/shipkit/gh/release/GithubReleasePluginIntegTest.groovy
@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@ class GithubReleasePluginIntegTest extends BaseSpecification {
 
         then: //fails because we don't have the credentials
         result.output.contains """Unable to post release to Github.
-    - url: https://api.github.com/repos/shipkit/shipkit-changelog/releases
-    - release tag: v1.2.3
-    - release name: v1.2.3
-    - token: sec...
-    - content:
-  Spanking new release!"""
+  * url: https://api.github.com/repos/shipkit/shipkit-changelog/releases
+  * release tag: v1.2.3
+  * release name: v1.2.3
+  * token: sec...
+  * content:
+Spanking new release!
+
+  * underlying problem:"""
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/shipkit/gh/release/GithubReleaseTask.java b/src/main/java/org/shipkit/gh/release/GithubReleaseTask.java
index 8ffe594..6806073 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/shipkit/gh/release/GithubReleaseTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/shipkit/gh/release/GithubReleaseTask.java
@@ -141,11 +141,14 @@ public void setNewTagRevision(String newTagRevision) {
             LOG.lifecycle("Posted release to Github: " + htmlUrl);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new GradleException("Unable to post release to Github.\n" +
-                    "  - url: " + url + "\n" +
-                    "  - release tag: " + releaseTag + "\n" +
-                    "  - release name: " + releaseName + "\n" +
-                    "  - token: " + githubToken.substring(0, 3) + "...\n" +
-                    "  - content:\n" + releaseNotesTxt + "\n"
+                    "  * url: " + url + "\n" +
+                    "  * release tag: " + releaseTag + "\n" +
+                    "  * release name: " + releaseName + "\n" +
+                    "  * token: " + githubToken.substring(0, 3) + "...\n" +
+                    "  * content:\n" + releaseNotesTxt + "\n\n" +
+                    "  * underlying problem: " + e.getMessage() + "\n" +
+                    "  * troubleshooting: please run Gradle with '-s' to see the full stack trace or inspect the build scan\n" +
+                    "  * thank you for using Shipkit!"
                     , e);
         }
     }