diff --git a/utils/kdbx-extract.cpp b/utils/kdbx-extract.cpp
index 762ec83d..3c61d436 100644
--- a/utils/kdbx-extract.cpp
+++ b/utils/kdbx-extract.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     reader.readDatabase(&dbFile, key);
 
     if (reader.hasError()) {
-        qCritical("Error while reading the database.");
+        qCritical("Error while reading the database:\n%s", qPrintable(reader.errorString()));
         return 1;
     }