diff --git a/class-duouniversal-wordpressplugin.php b/class-duouniversal-wordpressplugin.php
index 444da2b..fd94589 100644
--- a/class-duouniversal-wordpressplugin.php
+++ b/class-duouniversal-wordpressplugin.php
@@ -147,9 +147,14 @@ function duo_authenticate_user( $user = '', $username = '', $password = '' ) {
 			if ( isset( $_GET['error'] ) ) {
 				$error = $this->duo_utils->new_WP_Error(
 					'Duo authentication failed',
-					\__( 'ERROR: Error during login, please try again later.')
+					\__( 'ERROR: Error during login, please contact your system administrator.')
 				);
-				$this->duo_debug_log( $error->get_error_message() );
+
+				$error_msg = \sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_GET['error'] ) );
+				if ( isset( $_GET['error_description'] ) ) {
+					$error_msg .= ': ' . \sanitize_text_field( wp_unslash( $_GET['error_description'] ) );
+				}
+				$this->duo_debug_log( $error_msg );
 				return $error;
 			}
 
diff --git a/tests/duoUniversalAuthenticationTest.php b/tests/duoUniversalAuthenticationTest.php
index 840619a..b3aef90 100644
--- a/tests/duoUniversalAuthenticationTest.php
+++ b/tests/duoUniversalAuthenticationTest.php
@@ -277,12 +277,14 @@ function testAuthUserAPIErrorSet(): void
             ->addMethods(["get_error_message"])
             ->getMock();
         $this->duo_utils->method('duo_auth_enabled')->willReturn(true);
-        $this->duo_utils->method('new_WP_Error')->willReturn($error)->with("Duo authentication failed", "ERROR: Error during login, please try again later.");
+        $this->duo_utils->method('new_WP_Error')->willReturn($error)->with("Duo authentication failed", "ERROR: Error during login, please contact your system administrator.");
+        $authentication->expects($this->once())->method('duo_debug_log')->with($this->equalTo("test error: test description"));
         WP_Mock::passthruFunction('__');
         WP_Mock::passthruFunction('wp_unslash');
 
         $_GET['duo_code'] = "testcode";
         $_GET['error'] = "test error";
+        $_GET['error_description'] = "test description";
         $result = $authentication->duo_authenticate_user();
         $this->assertConditionsMet();
     }