diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
index 0b18e824c..220268b76 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/mssqlexec.py
@@ -89,10 +89,14 @@ class MSSQLExploiter(HostExploiter):
 
             self.remove_temp_dir()
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(
-                f"Unhandled exception occurred when trying "
+            error_message = (
+                f"An unexpected error occurred when trying "
                 f"to exploit MSSQL on host {self.host}: {e}"
             )
+
+            logger.error(error_message)
+            self.exploit_result.error_message = error_message
+
             return self.exploit_result
 
         self.exploit_result.propagation_success = True