diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index a9bd98f..bab0971 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ async def main():
         TASK_AUTHORS.setdefault(task_author, 1)
         TASK_AUTHORS[task_author] -= 1
 
+    def _err(_task, err):
+        term = _task.term
+        if len(term) >= 12:
+            term = _task.term[:12] + ".."
+        return bot.send("PRIVMSG", target=_task.channel, message=f"{_task.author}: Error \"{term}\"; {err}")
+
     # main loop
     while True:
         now = datetime.now()
@@ -213,14 +219,14 @@ async def main():
         try:
             images = await task.get_images()
         except Exception as ex:
-            bot.send("PRIVMSG", target=task.channel, message=f"could not fetch images: {ex}")
+            _err(task, err=f"Fetch: {ex}")
             _lower_author_task_count(task.author)
             continue
 
         try:
             image = await task.process_images(images)
         except Exception as ex:
-            bot.send("PRIVMSG", target=task.channel, message=f"could not process images: {ex}")
+            _err(task, err=f"Process: {ex}")
             _lower_author_task_count(task.author)
             continue
 
@@ -232,14 +238,14 @@ async def main():
         try:
             url = await task.post_image(image_bytes)
         except Exception as ex:
-            bot.send("PRIVMSG", target=task.channel, message=str(ex))
+            _err(task, err=f"uguu upload: {ex}")
             _lower_author_task_count(task.author)
             continue
 
         _lower_author_task_count(task.author)
 
         completed_secs = (datetime.now() - now).total_seconds()
-        bot.send("PRIVMSG", target=task.channel, message=f"{url} \"{task.term}\" ({completed_secs}sec, {task.author}) ")
+        bot.send("PRIVMSG", target=task.channel, message=f"{url} \"{task.term}\" (total: {completed_secs}s, {task.author}) ")
         await asyncio.sleep(10)
 
 loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()