diff --git a/lib/workers/pr/index.js b/lib/workers/pr/index.js
index 9c0fe6a29ab662624de368cad8013d66297565d0..d5ad7b49fe510e9e94ade379f46201c5ef2ef430 100644
--- a/lib/workers/pr/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/pr/index.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ async function ensurePr(prConfig) {
         config.statusCheckVerify
       );
     } catch (err) {
-      logger.warn({ err }, `Failed to create PR`);
+      logger.warn({ err, message: err.message }, `Failed to create PR`);
       return null;
     }
     // Skip assign and review if automerging PR