diff --git a/core/src/exec/java/org/phoenixctms/ctsms/executable/xls/InputFieldRowWriter.java b/core/src/exec/java/org/phoenixctms/ctsms/executable/xls/InputFieldRowWriter.java
index 94d0478a0378..83bd9d8e6340 100644
--- a/core/src/exec/java/org/phoenixctms/ctsms/executable/xls/InputFieldRowWriter.java
+++ b/core/src/exec/java/org/phoenixctms/ctsms/executable/xls/InputFieldRowWriter.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public void printRows(InputFieldOutVO inputField) throws Throwable {
 					try {
 						values[fileNameColumnIndex] = writeFile(inputField);
 					} catch (Exception e) {
-						jobOutput.println(e.getMessage());
+						jobOutput.println("failed to write file: " + e.getMessage());
 						values[fileNameColumnIndex] = null;
 					}
 				}