diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/exceptions/DynamicClassResolutionException.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/exceptions/DynamicClassResolutionException.java
index f31cf689b..ee521269f 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/exceptions/DynamicClassResolutionException.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/utils/exceptions/DynamicClassResolutionException.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class DynamicClassResolutionException extends UserException {
         } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
             return "Cannot instantiate class (Invocation failure)";
         } catch ( Exception e ) {
-            return "A general exception occurred";
+            return String.format("an exception of type %s occurred",e.getClass().getSimpleName());
         }
     }
 }