diff --git a/cmd/util/ledger/migrations/staged_contracts_migration.go b/cmd/util/ledger/migrations/staged_contracts_migration.go
index 3e9e4329417..8237ba0d755 100644
--- a/cmd/util/ledger/migrations/staged_contracts_migration.go
+++ b/cmd/util/ledger/migrations/staged_contracts_migration.go
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ func (m *StagedContractsMigration) MigrateAccount(
 			(func() {
 				defer func() {
 					if r := recover(); r != nil {
-						errorDetails = fmt.Sprintf("failed to pretty print error, panic: %v", r)
+						errorDetails = fmt.Sprintf("failed to pretty print error\nerr: %v\npanic: %v", err, r)
 					}
 				}()