diff --git a/robosystems_client/clients/file_client.py b/robosystems_client/clients/file_client.py
index ecfe427..8dca59f 100644
--- a/robosystems_client/clients/file_client.py
+++ b/robosystems_client/clients/file_client.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def upload(
           table_name=table_name,
           file_name=file_name,
           success=False,
-          error="Failed to complete file upload",
+          error=f"Failed to complete file upload: {update_response.status_code}",
         )
 
       # Extract staging metadata from the operation envelope result. Large files
diff --git a/tests/test_file_client.py b/tests/test_file_client.py
index 6aa4cf6..5f97259 100644
--- a/tests/test_file_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_file_client.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def test_upload_status_update_failure(
     result = client.upload(graph_id, "Entity", BytesIO(b"data"))
 
     assert result.success is False
-    assert "Failed to complete file upload" in result.error
+    assert result.error == "Failed to complete file upload: 500"
 
   def test_upload_no_token(self, mock_config, graph_id):
     """Test upload fails without API key."""