diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 29784eb..30f5fde 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -556,8 +556,15 @@ func (cli *Client) UploadToContentRepo(content io.Reader, contentType string, co
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
+		contents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, HTTPError{
+				Message: "Upload request failed - Failed to read response body: " + err.Error(),
+				Code:    res.StatusCode,
+			}
+		}
 		return nil, HTTPError{
-			Message: "Upload request failed",
+			Message: "Upload request failed: " + string(contents),
 			Code:    res.StatusCode,
 		}
 	}