diff --git a/rally/exceptions.py b/rally/exceptions.py
index 4aa9d9a9e6..9f9a33ec32 100644
--- a/rally/exceptions.py
+++ b/rally/exceptions.py
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ class GetResourceNotFound(GetResourceFailure):
 
 
 class GetResourceErrorStatus(GetResourceFailure):
-    msg_fmt = _("Resource %(resource)s has %(status)s status.")
+    msg_fmt = _("Resource %(resource)s has %(status)s status.\n"
+                "Fault: %(fault)s")
 
 
 class ScriptError(RallyException):
diff --git a/rally/task/utils.py b/rally/task/utils.py
index 9eaa5b5271..413e924f60 100644
--- a/rally/task/utils.py
+++ b/rally/task/utils.py
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ def get_from_manager(error_statuses=None):
         if status in ("DELETED", "DELETE_COMPLETE"):
             raise exceptions.GetResourceNotFound(resource=res)
         if status in error_statuses:
-            raise exceptions.GetResourceErrorStatus(resource=res,
-                                                    status=status)
+            raise exceptions.GetResourceErrorStatus(
+                resource=res, status=status,
+                fault=getattr(res, "fault", "n/a"))
 
         return res