diff --git a/client/main.c b/client/main.c
index 1746b8c..719cbef 100644
--- a/client/main.c
+++ b/client/main.c
@@ -2044,7 +2044,8 @@ static void connect_reply(DBusMessage *message, void *user_data)
 	dbus_error_init(&error);
 
 	if (dbus_set_error_from_message(&error, message) == TRUE) {
-		bt_shell_printf("Failed to connect: %s\n", error.name);
+		bt_shell_printf("Failed to connect: %s %s\n", error.name,
+				error.message);
 		dbus_error_free(&error);
 		return bt_shell_noninteractive_quit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}