diff --git a/lib/publish-gh-pages.js b/lib/publish-gh-pages.js
index 358fb878d7..30a3b3345c 100755
--- a/lib/publish-gh-pages.js
+++ b/lib/publish-gh-pages.js
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ const rsync = new Rsync()
 
 rsync.execute((error, code, cmd) => {
   if (code !== 0) {
-    shell.echo(`Error: Copying build assets failed`);
+    shell.echo(
+      `Error: Copying build assets failed with code ${code} and error '${error}'`
+    );
     shell.exit(1);
   } else {
     shell.cd(path.join('build', `${PROJECT_NAME}-${DEPLOYMENT_BRANCH}`));