diff --git a/ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/starter/ui/MavenUtility.java b/ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/starter/ui/MavenUtility.java
index 195121f4..33ab4953 100644
--- a/ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/starter/ui/MavenUtility.java
+++ b/ui/src/main/java/org/eclipse/starter/ui/MavenUtility.java
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ public static void invokeMavenArchetype(String archetypeGroupId, String archetyp
 				System.out, System.err);
 
 		if (result != 0) {
-			throw new RuntimeException("Failed to invoke Maven Archetype.");
+		    StringBuffer mavenCommand = new StringBuffer("mvn");
+		    options.forEach(o -> mavenCommand.append(" " + o));
+
+                    throw new RuntimeException(
+		            "Failed to invoke Maven Archetype command: " + mavenCommand.toString());
 		}
 	}
 }