diff --git a/jobbergate-cli/CHANGELOG.rst b/jobbergate-cli/CHANGELOG.rst
index 96ff9b9e..97950b3a 100644
--- a/jobbergate-cli/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/jobbergate-cli/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This file keeps track of all notable changes to jobbergate-cli
 
 Unreleased
 ----------
+- Added error details to configuration error report
 
 3.2.5-alpha.0 -- 2022-09-15
 ---------------------------
diff --git a/jobbergate-cli/jobbergate_cli/config.py b/jobbergate-cli/jobbergate_cli/config.py
index 6dfa995e..7250943e 100644
--- a/jobbergate-cli/jobbergate_cli/config.py
+++ b/jobbergate-cli/jobbergate_cli/config.py
@@ -102,12 +102,16 @@ def build_settings(*args, **kwargs):
     """
     try:
         return Settings(*args, **kwargs)
-    except ValidationError:
+    except ValidationError as err:
         terminal_message(
             conjoin(
                 "A configuration error was detected.",
                 "",
                 f"[yellow]Please contact [bold]{OV_CONTACT}[/bold] for support and trouble-shooting[/yellow]",
+                "",
+                "Details:",
+                "",
+                f"[red]{err}[/red]",
             ),
             subject="Configuration Error",
         )