diff --git a/src/storage/s3.js b/src/storage/s3.js
index a28d6ef7c..49d0ba0bb 100644
--- a/src/storage/s3.js
+++ b/src/storage/s3.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function upload(apiConfig, backupFilePath, sourceStream, callback) {
         s3.upload(params, { partSize: 10 * 1024 * 1024, queueSize: 1 }, function (error) {
             if (error) {
                 debug('[%s] upload: s3 upload error.', backupFilePath, error);
-                return callback(new BackupsError(BackupsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, `Error uploading ${backupFilePath}: ${error.message}`));
+                return callback(new BackupsError(BackupsError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, `Error uploading ${backupFilePath}. Message: ${error.message} HTTP Code: ${error.code}`));
             }
 
             callback(null);