diff --git a/osbs/tekton.py b/osbs/tekton.py
index aca44e2a..ec14254a 100644
--- a/osbs/tekton.py
+++ b/osbs/tekton.py
@@ -549,6 +549,8 @@ def get_error_message(self):
             for plugin, error in plugin_errors.items():
                 err_message += f"Error in plugin {plugin}: {error};\n"
 
+        pipeline_error = data['status']['conditions'][0].get('message')
+
         for _, stats in sorted_tasks:
             task_name = stats['pipelineTaskName']
             if stats['status']['conditions'][0]['reason'] == 'Succeeded':
@@ -573,7 +575,10 @@ def get_error_message(self):
                                 continue
 
         if not err_message:
-            err_message = "pipeline run failed;"
+            if pipeline_error:
+                err_message = f"{pipeline_error};"
+            else:
+                err_message = "pipeline run failed;"
 
         return err_message
 
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index d52dd56c..76f40a9b 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -987,7 +987,8 @@ def test_get_build_error_message(self, osbs_binary):
                                                           'value': metadata}]},
                               'pipelineTaskName': 'binary-container-exit'}}
 
-        resp = {'metadata': {'name': 'run_name'}, 'status': {'taskRuns': taskruns}}
+        resp = {'metadata': {'name': 'run_name'},
+                'status': {'taskRuns': taskruns, 'conditions': [{'message': 'error'}]}}
 
         flexmock(PipelineRun).should_receive('get_info').and_return(resp)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_tekton.py b/tests/test_tekton.py
index 3885a6ea..ea280760 100644
--- a/tests/test_tekton.py
+++ b/tests/test_tekton.py
@@ -603,12 +603,12 @@ def test_get_info(self, pipeline_run, get_json):
         ({}, 'pipeline run removed;'),
 
         # no taskRuns in status and no plugins-metadata
-        ({'status': {'conditions': [{'reason': 'reason1', 'message': 'message1'}]},
+        ({'status': {'conditions': [{'reason': 'reason1', 'message': 'pipeline err message1'}]},
           'metadata': {}},
-         "pipeline run failed;"),
+         "pipeline err message1;"),
 
         # taskRuns in status, without steps
-        ({'status': {'conditions': [{'reason': 'reason1', 'message': 'message1'}],
+        ({'status': {'conditions': [{'reason': 'reason1', 'message': 'pipeline err message1'}],
                      'taskRuns': {
                          'task1': {
                              'pipelineTaskName': 'binary-build-task1',
@@ -618,10 +618,10 @@ def test_get_info(self, pipeline_run, get_json):
                          }
                      }},
           'metadata': {}},
-         "pipeline run failed;"),
+         "pipeline err message1;"),
 
         # taskRuns in status, with steps and failed without terminated key
-        ({'status': {'conditions': [{'reason': 'reason1', 'message': 'message1'}],
+        ({'status': {'conditions': [{'reason': 'reason1'}],
                      'taskRuns': {
                          'task1': {
                              'pipelineTaskName': 'binary-build-task1',