diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ef6f141..026bcb8 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -7134,10 +7134,11 @@ async function downloadPyright(info3) {
 async function getPyrightInfo() {
   const version3 = await getPyrightVersion();
   const client = new httpClient.HttpClient();
-  const resp = await client.get(`https://registry.npmjs.org/pyright/${version3}`);
+  const url = `https://registry.npmjs.org/pyright/${version3}`;
+  const resp = await client.get(url);
   const body = await resp.readBody();
   if (resp.message.statusCode !== httpClient.HttpCodes.OK) {
-    throw new Error(body);
+    throw new Error(`Failed to download metadata for pyright ${version3} from ${url} -- ${body}`);
   }
   return parseNpmRegistryResponse(JSON.parse(body));
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index fa1f550..6a898ba 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -206,10 +206,11 @@ async function downloadPyright(info: NpmRegistryResponse): Promise<string> {
 async function getPyrightInfo(): Promise<NpmRegistryResponse> {
     const version = await getPyrightVersion();
     const client = new httpClient.HttpClient();
-    const resp = await client.get(`https://registry.npmjs.org/pyright/${version}`);
+    const url = `https://registry.npmjs.org/pyright/${version}`;
+    const resp = await client.get(url);
     const body = await resp.readBody();
     if (resp.message.statusCode !== httpClient.HttpCodes.OK) {
-        throw new Error(body);
+        throw new Error(`Failed to download metadata for pyright ${version} from ${url} -- ${body}`);
     }
     return parseNpmRegistryResponse(JSON.parse(body));
 }