diff --git a/src/lib/data/indexer/TaskExecuteCustomCommands.cpp b/src/lib/data/indexer/TaskExecuteCustomCommands.cpp
index a23add9f..06e2b01c 100644
--- a/src/lib/data/indexer/TaskExecuteCustomCommands.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/data/indexer/TaskExecuteCustomCommands.cpp
@@ -200,13 +200,14 @@ void TaskExecuteCustomCommands::runIndexerCommand(std::shared_ptr<IndexerCommand
 		m_storage->beforeErrorRecording();
 
 		std::wstring processOutput;
-		const int result = utility::executeProcessAndGetExitCode(command, {}, m_projectDirectory, -1, &processOutput);
+		std::wstring errorMessage;
+		const int result = utility::executeProcessAndGetExitCode(command, {}, m_projectDirectory, -1, &processOutput, &errorMessage);
 
 		m_storage->afterErrorRecording();
 
-		if (processOutput.size() > 3 || result != 0)
+		if (errorMessage.size() > 0 || processOutput.size() > 3 || result != 0)
 		{
-			if (result == 0)
+			if (result == 0 && errorMessage.empty())
 			{
 				std::wstring message = L"Process returned successfully";
 				if (processOutput.empty())
@@ -224,8 +225,10 @@ void TaskExecuteCustomCommands::runIndexerCommand(std::shared_ptr<IndexerCommand
 			{
 				LOG_ERROR_STREAM(<< "process returned \"" << result << "\" with message:\n" << utility::encodeToUtf8(processOutput));
 				MessageShowStatus().dispatch();
-				MessageStatus(L"command <" + indexerCommand->getCustomCommand() + L"> returned " +
-					std::to_wstring(result) + L": " + processOutput, true, false, true).dispatch();
+				MessageStatus(
+					L"command \"" + indexerCommand->getCustomCommand() + L"\" returned code \"" + std::to_wstring(result) + L"\"" +
+					L" with message \"" + errorMessage + L"\"" + 
+					L" and output \"" + processOutput + L"\".", true, false, true).dispatch();
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/utility/utilityApp.cpp b/src/lib_gui/utility/utilityApp.cpp
index d33ef77c..93200c69 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/utility/utilityApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/utility/utilityApp.cpp
@@ -97,10 +97,39 @@ int utility::executeProcessAndGetExitCode(
 	const std::vector<std::wstring>& commandArguments,
 	const FilePath& workingDirectory,
 	const int timeout,
-	std::wstring* processOutput
+	std::wstring* processOutput,
+	std::wstring* errorMessage
 ){
 	QProcess process;
 
+	if (errorMessage != nullptr)
+	{
+		QObject::connect(&process, &QProcess::errorOccurred, [errorMessage, commandPath](QProcess::ProcessError error)
+		{
+			switch (error)
+			{
+			case QProcess::FailedToStart:
+				*errorMessage = L"File not found or resource error occurred.";
+				break;
+			case QProcess::Crashed:
+				*errorMessage = L"Process crashed.";
+				break;
+			case QProcess::Timedout:
+				*errorMessage = L"Process timed out.";
+				break;
+			case QProcess::ReadError:
+				*errorMessage = L"A read error occurred while executing process.";
+				break;
+			case QProcess::WriteError:
+				*errorMessage = L"A write error occurred while executing process.";
+				break;
+			case QProcess::UnknownError:
+				*errorMessage = L"An unknown error occurred while executing process.";
+				break;
+			};
+		});
+	}
+
 	if (!workingDirectory.empty())
 	{
 		process.setWorkingDirectory(QString::fromStdWString(workingDirectory.wstr()));
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/utility/utilityApp.h b/src/lib_gui/utility/utilityApp.h
index 864372b2..816510df 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/utility/utilityApp.h
+++ b/src/lib_gui/utility/utilityApp.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ namespace utility
 		const std::vector<std::wstring>& commandArguments,
 		const FilePath& workingDirectory = FilePath(),
 		const int timeout = 30000,
-		std::wstring* processOutput = nullptr
+		std::wstring* processOutput = nullptr,
+		std::wstring* errorMessage = nullptr
 	);
 
 	void killRunningProcesses();