diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/vfio_container.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/vfio_container.cpp
index 224c92366..25ad9a143 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/vfio_container.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/vfio_container.cpp
@@ -203,9 +203,13 @@ std::shared_ptr<Device> Container::attachDevice(pci::Device &pdev) {
   try {
     pdev.rewriteBar();
   } catch (std::exception &e) {
+
     throw RuntimeError(
-        "BAR of device is in inconsistent state. Rewriting the BAR "
-        "failed. Please remove, rescan and reset the device and try again.");
+        e.what() +
+        std::string(
+            "\nBAR of device is in inconsistent state. Rewriting the BAR "
+            "failed. Please remove, rescan and reset the device and "
+            "try again."));
   }
 
   // Get IOMMU group of device