diff --git a/build-tools/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/testclusters/ElasticsearchNode.java b/build-tools/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/testclusters/ElasticsearchNode.java
index d25798ad071b..0b62243e66af 100644
--- a/build-tools/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/testclusters/ElasticsearchNode.java
+++ b/build-tools/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/testclusters/ElasticsearchNode.java
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ public class ElasticsearchNode implements TestClusterConfiguration {
             }
         }
         if (foundLeaks) {
-            throw new TestClustersException("Found resource leaks in node logs.");
+            throw new TestClustersException("Found resource leaks in node log: " + from);
         }
     }