diff --git a/src/redis_health_check.ts b/src/redis_health_check.ts
index e208319..0b5f153 100644
--- a/src/redis_health_check.ts
+++ b/src/redis_health_check.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export class RedisHealthCheck extends BaseCheck {
        */
       if (this.#failThreshold && memoryUsage > this.#failThreshold) {
         return Result.failed(
-          `Memory usage exceeded the "${stringHelpers.bytes.format(this.#failThreshold)}" threshold`
+          `Redis memory usage is "${stringHelpers.bytes.format(memoryUsage)}", which is above the threshold of "${stringHelpers.bytes.format(this.#failThreshold)}".`
         )
           .mergeMetaData(this.#getConnectionMetadata())
           .mergeMetaData(this.#getMemoryMetadata(memoryUsage))
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class RedisHealthCheck extends BaseCheck {
        */
       if (this.#warnThreshold && memoryUsage > this.#warnThreshold) {
         return Result.warning(
-          `Memory usage exceeded the "${stringHelpers.bytes.format(this.#warnThreshold)}" threshold`
+          `Redis memory usage is "${stringHelpers.bytes.format(memoryUsage)}", which is above the threshold of "${stringHelpers.bytes.format(this.#warnThreshold)}".`
         )
           .mergeMetaData(this.#getConnectionMetadata())
           .mergeMetaData(this.#getMemoryMetadata(memoryUsage))
diff --git a/tests/health_checks.spec.ts b/tests/health_checks.spec.ts
index b30f04c..c4f9774 100644
--- a/tests/health_checks.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/health_checks.spec.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ test.group('Health check | redis connection', () => {
 
     const result = await healthCheck.run()
     assert.containsSubset(result, {
-      message: 'Memory usage exceeded the "100MB" threshold',
+      message: 'Redis memory usage is "101MB", which is above the threshold of "100MB".',
       status: 'warning',
       meta: {
         connection: {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ test.group('Health check | redis connection', () => {
 
     const result = await healthCheck.run()
     assert.containsSubset(result, {
-      message: 'Memory usage exceeded the "200MB" threshold',
+      message: 'Redis memory usage is "201MB", which is above the threshold of "200MB".',
       status: 'error',
       meta: {
         connection: {