diff --git a/file_scripts/fzf.py b/file_scripts/fzf.py
index 905a896..9c9201b 100644
--- a/file_scripts/fzf.py
+++ b/file_scripts/fzf.py
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ class FZFError(Exception):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, exit_code):
+    def __init__(self, exit_code, message):
         """
         :type exit_code: int
         """
         self.exit_code = exit_code
+        self.message = message
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return f"FZFError({self.exit_code})"
+        return f"FZFError({self.exit_code}, {self.message})"
 
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.__repr__())
@@ -58,6 +59,6 @@ def select_file_with_fzf(files):
     try:
         output.check_returncode()
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        raise FZFError(e.returncode) from e
+        raise FZFError(e.returncode, e.stderr) from e
     else:
         return Path(output.stdout.decode(LOCALE).strip("\x00"))
diff --git a/tests/test_fzf.py b/tests/test_fzf.py
index d04975b..7f89a52 100644
--- a/tests/test_fzf.py
+++ b/tests/test_fzf.py
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ class TestFZFErrors(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mocked_run = self.patched_subprocess.start()
 
     def test_raises_error(self):
-        self.mocked_run.return_value.check_returncode.side_effect = (
-            subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, "hi")
-        )
+        self.mocked_run.side_effect = subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, "hi")
 
         with self.assertRaises(fzf.FZFError):
             fzf.select_file_with_fzf(b"test")
@@ -47,6 +45,6 @@ class TestFZFErrors(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class TestFZFErrorClass(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_class_repr(self):
-        f = fzf.FZFError(1)
+        f = fzf.FZFError(1, "error")
         f
         str(f)