diff --git a/docker-compose-rule-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/docker/compose/connection/Container.java b/docker-compose-rule-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/docker/compose/connection/Container.java
index 2e506c2d6..fac94519b 100644
--- a/docker-compose-rule-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/docker/compose/connection/Container.java
+++ b/docker-compose-rule-core/src/main/java/com/palantir/docker/compose/connection/Container.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public SuccessOrFailure portIsListeningOnHttp(int internalPort, Function<DockerP
                 return SuccessOrFailure.failure("Internal port " + internalPort + " is not listening in container " + containerName);
             }
             return port.isHttpRespondingSuccessfully(urlFunction, andCheckStatus)
-                    .mapFailure(failureMessage -> internalPort + " does not have a http response from " + urlFunction.apply(port) + ":\n" + failureMessage);
+                    .mapFailure(failureMessage -> containerName+":"+internalPort + " does not have a http response from " + urlFunction.apply(port) + ":\n" + failureMessage);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return SuccessOrFailure.fromException(e);
         }