diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/environments/environment_command.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/environments/environment_command.rb
index 4d4fe64e..49bb55ca 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/client/environments/environment_command.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/environments/environment_command.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ def call
           handle_http_error(e)
         rescue PactBroker::Client::Error => e
           handle_ruby_error(e)
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          handle_ruby_error(e, pact_broker_client_options[:verbose])
         end
 
         private
@@ -46,15 +48,33 @@ def handle_http_error(e)
           PactBroker::Client::CommandResult.new(false, message)
         end
 
-        def handle_ruby_error(e)
-           message = if json_output?
-            { error: { message: e.message, class: e.class.name } }.to_json
+        def handle_ruby_error(e, include_backtrace = false)
+          PactBroker::Client::CommandResult.new(false,  error_message(e, include_backtrace))
+        end
+
+        def error_message(e, include_backtrace)
+          if json_output?
+            json_error_message(e, include_backtrace)
           else
-           ::Term::ANSIColor.red(e.message)
+            text_error_message(e, include_backtrace)
           end
-          PactBroker::Client::CommandResult.new(false,  message)
         end
 
+        def json_error_message(e, include_backtrace)
+          error_hash = { message: e.message }
+          error_hash[:class] = e.class.name unless e.is_a?(PactBroker::Client::Error)
+          error_hash[:backtrace] = e.backtrace if include_backtrace
+          { error: error_hash }.to_json
+        end
+
+
+        def text_error_message(e, include_backtrace)
+          maybe_backtrace = (include_backtrace ? "\n" + e.backtrace.join("\n") : "")
+          exception_message = e.is_a?(PactBroker::Client::Error) ? e.message : "#{e.class} - #{e.message}"
+          ::Term::ANSIColor.red(exception_message) + maybe_backtrace
+        end
+
+
         def new_environment_body
           {
             "name" => params[:name],
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/environments/update_environment_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/environments/update_environment_spec.rb
index 20d8e76e..e2195a12 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/environments/update_environment_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/environments/update_environment_spec.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,41 @@ module Environments
           its(:message) { is_expected.to include "does not support environments" }
         end
 
+        context "when a StandardError occurs" do
+          before do
+            allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:do_call).and_raise(StandardError.new("Foo"))
+          end
+
+          its(:success) { is_expected.to be false }
+          its(:message) { is_expected.to include "StandardError - Foo" }
+
+          context "when verbose is on" do
+            let(:pact_broker_client_options) { { verbose: true } }
+
+            it "includes the message and class and backtrace in the error" do
+              expect(subject.message.split("\n").size).to be > 2
+            end
+          end
+
+          context "when output is json" do
+            let(:output) { "json" }
+
+            it "includes the message and class in the error" do
+              message_hash = JSON.parse(subject.message)
+              expect(message_hash).to eq "error" => { "message" => "Foo", "class" => "StandardError" }
+            end
+
+            context "when verbose is on" do
+              let(:pact_broker_client_options) { { verbose: true } }
+
+              it "includes the message and class and backtrace in the error" do
+                message_hash = JSON.parse(subject.message)
+                expect(message_hash["error"]["backtrace"]).to be_a(Array)
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
         context "when the environment does not exist" do
           let(:get_environment_response_status) { 404 }
           let(:get_environment_response_body) { "" }