diff --git a/OMPython/ModelicaSystem.py b/OMPython/ModelicaSystem.py
index 0985961c..e08f6532 100644
--- a/OMPython/ModelicaSystem.py
+++ b/OMPython/ModelicaSystem.py
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ def sendExpression(self, expr: str, parsed: bool = True) -> Any:
         try:
             retval = self._session.sendExpression(expr, parsed)
         except OMCSessionException as ex:
-            raise ModelicaSystemError(f"Error executing {repr(expr)}") from ex
+            raise ModelicaSystemError(f"Error executing {repr(expr)}: {ex}") from ex
 
         logger.debug(f"Result of executing {repr(expr)}: {textwrap.shorten(repr(retval), width=100)}")