diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 91352bd4..a27fe007 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ def perform_request(operator, node, element,
         except pygexc.InvalidParameterValue as e:
             results.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(node, str(e)))
         except Exception as e:
-            results.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(node, 'Unexpected Error'))
+            results.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(node, 'Unexpected Error: {0}'.format(str(e))))
             traceback.print_exc()
         finally:
             results.put('Done')
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
index cef02cc0..4f893a27 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/redfish.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def perform_request(operator, node, element,
         except (pygexc.InvalidParameterValue, pygexc.RedfishError) as e:
             results.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(node, str(e)))
         except Exception as e:
-            results.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(node, 'Unexpected Error'))
+            results.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(node, 'Unexpected Error: {0}'.format(str(e))))
             traceback.print_exc()
         finally:
             results.put('Done')