diff --git a/data/locale/en-US.ini b/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 8725e18d..607ab2f2 100644
--- a/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ OBSWebsocket.NotifyConnect.Message="Client %1 connected"
 OBSWebsocket.NotifyDisconnect.Title="WebSocket client disconnected"
 OBSWebsocket.NotifyDisconnect.Message="Client %1 disconnected"
 OBSWebsocket.Server.StartFailed.Title="WebSockets Server failure"
-OBSWebsocket.Server.StartFailed.Message="The WebSockets server failed to start, maybe because:\n - TCP port %1 may currently be in use elsewhere on this system, possibly by another application. Try setting a different TCP port in the WebSocket server settings, or stop any application that could be using this port.\n - An unknown network error happened on your system. Try again by changing settings, restarting OBS or restarting your system."
+OBSWebsocket.Server.StartFailed.Message="The WebSockets server failed to start, maybe because:\n - TCP port %1 may currently be in use elsewhere on this system, possibly by another application. Try setting a different TCP port in the WebSocket server settings, or stop any application that could be using this port.\n - Error message: %2"
 OBSWebsocket.ProfileChanged.Started="WebSockets server enabled in this profile. Server started."
 OBSWebsocket.ProfileChanged.Stopped="WebSockets server disabled in this profile. Server stopped."
-OBSWebsocket.ProfileChanged.Restarted="WebSockets server port changed in this profile. Server restarted."
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+OBSWebsocket.ProfileChanged.Restarted="WebSockets server port changed in this profile. Server restarted."
diff --git a/src/WSServer.cpp b/src/WSServer.cpp
index c9f09362..effb935d 100644
--- a/src/WSServer.cpp
+++ b/src/WSServer.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void WSServer::start(quint16 port)
 
 		obs_frontend_push_ui_translation(obs_module_get_string);
 		QString errorTitle = tr("OBSWebsocket.Server.StartFailed.Title");
-		QString errorMessage = tr("OBSWebsocket.Server.StartFailed.Message").arg(_serverPort);
+		QString errorMessage = tr("OBSWebsocket.Server.StartFailed.Message").arg(_serverPort).arg(errorCodeMessage.c_str());
 		obs_frontend_pop_ui_translation();
 
 		QMainWindow* mainWindow = reinterpret_cast<QMainWindow*>(obs_frontend_get_main_window());