diff --git a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool.ex b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool.ex
index 2dbde540d..a03b32ae4 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/exiftool.ex
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ def filter(%Pleroma.Upload{tempfile: file, content_type: "image" <> _}) do
         {error, 1} -> {:error, error}
       end
     rescue
-      _e in ErlangError ->
-        {:error, "exiftool command not found"}
+      e in ErlangError ->
+        {:error, "#{__MODULE__}: #{inspect(e)}"}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/mogrifun.ex b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/mogrifun.ex
index 9abdd2d51..01126aaeb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/mogrifun.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/mogrifun.ex
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ def filter(%Pleroma.Upload{tempfile: file, content_type: "image" <> _}) do
       Filter.Mogrify.do_filter(file, [Enum.random(@filters)])
       {:ok, :filtered}
     rescue
-      _e in ErlangError ->
-        {:error, "mogrify command not found"}
+      e in ErlangError ->
+        {:error, "#{__MODULE__}: #{inspect(e)}"}
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/mogrify.ex b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/mogrify.ex
index 4bca4f5ca..f27aefc22 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/mogrify.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/upload/filter/mogrify.ex
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ def filter(%Pleroma.Upload{tempfile: file, content_type: "image" <> _}) do
       do_filter(file, Pleroma.Config.get!([__MODULE__, :args]))
       {:ok, :filtered}
     rescue
-      _e in ErlangError ->
-        {:error, "mogrify command not found"}
+      e in ErlangError ->
+        {:error, "#{__MODULE__}: #{inspect(e)}"}
     end
   end