diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Avistaz/AvistazBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Avistaz/AvistazBase.cs
index 1c27320e9..090406f3a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Avistaz/AvistazBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Avistaz/AvistazBase.cs
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions.Avistaz
                 {
                     _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer");
 
-                    return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log for more details");
+                    return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log above the ValidationFailure for more details. " + ex.Message);
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer");
 
-                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log for more details");
+                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log above the ValidationFailure for more details");
             }
 
             return null;
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Newznab/Newznab.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Newznab/Newznab.cs
index db65d782a..f5b882e0e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Newznab/Newznab.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Newznab/Newznab.cs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Newznab
             {
                 _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer: " + ex.Message);
 
-                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log for more details");
+                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log above the ValidationFailure for more details");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Torznab/Torznab.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Torznab/Torznab.cs
index 842e4686d..a26b46bf3 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Torznab/Torznab.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Torznab/Torznab.cs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Torznab
             {
                 _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer: " + ex.Message);
 
-                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log for more details");
+                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log above the ValidationFailure for more details");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
index 6d7d5820b..9885fd52d 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/HttpIndexerBase.cs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
 
                 _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer");
 
-                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log for more details");
+                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log above the ValidationFailure for more details. " + ex.Message);
             }
             catch (HttpRequestException ex)
             {
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers
             {
                 _logger.Warn(ex, "Unable to connect to indexer");
 
-                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log for more details");
+                return new ValidationFailure(string.Empty, "Unable to connect to indexer, check the log above the ValidationFailure for more details");
             }
 
             return null;