diff --git a/launcher/net/ByteArraySink.h b/launcher/net/ByteArraySink.h
index ac64052b9..f68230838 100644
--- a/launcher/net/ByteArraySink.h
+++ b/launcher/net/ByteArraySink.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class ByteArraySink : public Sink {
             qWarning() << "ByteArraySink did not initialize the buffer because it's not addressable";
         if (initAllValidators(request))
             return Task::State::Running;
+        m_fail_reason = "Failed to initialize validators";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     };
 
@@ -69,12 +70,14 @@ class ByteArraySink : public Sink {
             qWarning() << "ByteArraySink did not write the buffer because it's not addressable";
         if (writeAllValidators(data))
             return Task::State::Running;
+        m_fail_reason = "Failed to write validators";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
 
     auto abort() -> Task::State override
     {
         failAllValidators();
+        m_fail_reason = "Aborted";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
 
@@ -82,12 +85,13 @@ class ByteArraySink : public Sink {
     {
         if (finalizeAllValidators(reply))
             return Task::State::Succeeded;
+        m_fail_reason = "Failed to finalize validators";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
 
     auto hasLocalData() -> bool override { return false; }
 
-   private:
+   protected:
     std::shared_ptr<QByteArray> m_output;
 };
 }  // namespace Net
diff --git a/launcher/net/FileSink.cpp b/launcher/net/FileSink.cpp
index 3a58a4667..1f519708f 100644
--- a/launcher/net/FileSink.cpp
+++ b/launcher/net/FileSink.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Task::State FileSink::init(QNetworkRequest& request)
     // create a new save file and open it for writing
     if (!FS::ensureFilePathExists(m_filename)) {
         qCCritical(taskNetLogC) << "Could not create folder for " + m_filename;
+        m_fail_reason = "Could not create folder";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
 
@@ -58,11 +59,13 @@ Task::State FileSink::init(QNetworkRequest& request)
     m_output_file.reset(new PSaveFile(m_filename));
     if (!m_output_file->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
         qCCritical(taskNetLogC) << "Could not open " + m_filename + " for writing";
+        m_fail_reason = "Could not open file";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
 
     if (initAllValidators(request))
         return Task::State::Running;
+    m_fail_reason = "Failed to initialize validators";
     return Task::State::Failed;
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ Task::State FileSink::write(QByteArray& data)
         m_output_file->cancelWriting();
         m_output_file.reset();
         m_wroteAnyData = false;
+        m_fail_reason = "Failed to write validators";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
 
@@ -105,13 +109,16 @@ Task::State FileSink::finalize(QNetworkReply& reply)
     if (gotFile || m_wroteAnyData) {
         // ask validators for data consistency
         // we only do this for actual downloads, not 'your data is still the same' cache hits
-        if (!finalizeAllValidators(reply))
+        if (!finalizeAllValidators(reply)) {
+            m_fail_reason = "Failed to finalize validators";
             return Task::State::Failed;
+        }
 
         // nothing went wrong...
         if (!m_output_file->commit()) {
             qCCritical(taskNetLogC) << "Failed to commit changes to " << m_filename;
             m_output_file->cancelWriting();
+            m_fail_reason = "Failed to commit changes";
             return Task::State::Failed;
         }
     }
diff --git a/launcher/net/NetRequest.cpp b/launcher/net/NetRequest.cpp
index ef533f599..7d8468a97 100644
--- a/launcher/net/NetRequest.cpp
+++ b/launcher/net/NetRequest.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ void NetRequest::executeTask()
             break;
         case State::Inactive:
         case State::Failed:
-            emit failed("Failed to initialize sink");
+            m_failReason = m_sink->failReason();
+            emit failed(m_sink->failReason());
             emit finished();
             return;
         case State::AbortedByUser:
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ void NetRequest::downloadFinished()
     } else if (m_state == State::Failed) {
         qCDebug(logCat) << getUid().toString() << "Request failed in previous step:" << m_url.toString();
         m_sink->abort();
+        m_failReason = m_reply->errorString();
         emit failed(m_reply->errorString());
         emit finished();
         return;
@@ -278,7 +280,8 @@ void NetRequest::downloadFinished()
         if (m_state != State::Succeeded) {
             qCDebug(logCat) << getUid().toString() << "Request failed to write:" << m_url.toString();
             m_sink->abort();
-            emit failed("failed to write in sink");
+            m_failReason = m_sink->failReason();
+            emit failed(m_sink->failReason());
             emit finished();
             return;
         }
@@ -289,7 +292,8 @@ void NetRequest::downloadFinished()
     if (m_state != State::Succeeded) {
         qCDebug(logCat) << getUid().toString() << "Request failed to finalize:" << m_url.toString();
         m_sink->abort();
-        emit failed("failed to finalize the request");
+        m_failReason = m_sink->failReason();
+        emit failed(m_sink->failReason());
         emit finished();
         return;
     }
@@ -305,7 +309,7 @@ void NetRequest::downloadReadyRead()
         auto data = m_reply->readAll();
         m_state = m_sink->write(data);
         if (m_state == State::Failed) {
-            qCCritical(logCat) << getUid().toString() << "Failed to process response chunk";
+            qCCritical(logCat) << getUid().toString() << "Failed to process response chunk:" << m_sink->failReason();
         }
         // qDebug() << "Request" << m_url.toString() << "gained" << data.size() << "bytes";
     } else {
diff --git a/launcher/net/Sink.h b/launcher/net/Sink.h
index d1fd9de10..3f04cbd82 100644
--- a/launcher/net/Sink.h
+++ b/launcher/net/Sink.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class Sink {
 
     virtual auto hasLocalData() -> bool = 0;
 
+    QString failReason() const { return m_fail_reason; }
+
     void addValidator(Validator* validator)
     {
         if (validator) {
@@ -95,5 +97,6 @@ class Sink {
 
    protected:
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Validator>> validators;
+    QString m_fail_reason;
 };
 }  // namespace Net
diff --git a/launcher/screenshots/ImgurAlbumCreation.cpp b/launcher/screenshots/ImgurAlbumCreation.cpp
index 7ee98760a..1355c74c0 100644
--- a/launcher/screenshots/ImgurAlbumCreation.cpp
+++ b/launcher/screenshots/ImgurAlbumCreation.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ auto ImgurAlbumCreation::Sink::write(QByteArray& data) -> Task::State
 auto ImgurAlbumCreation::Sink::abort() -> Task::State
 {
     m_output.clear();
+    m_fail_reason = "Aborted";
     return Task::State::Failed;
 }
 
@@ -95,11 +96,13 @@ auto ImgurAlbumCreation::Sink::finalize(QNetworkReply&) -> Task::State
     QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(m_output, &jsonError);
     if (jsonError.error != QJsonParseError::NoError) {
         qDebug() << jsonError.errorString();
+        m_fail_reason = "Invalid json reply";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
     auto object = doc.object();
     if (!object.value("success").toBool()) {
         qDebug() << doc.toJson();
+        m_fail_reason = "Failed to create album";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
     m_result->deleteHash = object.value("data").toObject().value("deletehash").toString();
diff --git a/launcher/screenshots/ImgurUpload.cpp b/launcher/screenshots/ImgurUpload.cpp
index 8b4ef5327..835a1ab81 100644
--- a/launcher/screenshots/ImgurUpload.cpp
+++ b/launcher/screenshots/ImgurUpload.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ auto ImgurUpload::Sink::write(QByteArray& data) -> Task::State
 auto ImgurUpload::Sink::abort() -> Task::State
 {
     m_output.clear();
+    m_fail_reason = "Aborted";
     return Task::State::Failed;
 }
 
@@ -99,11 +100,13 @@ auto ImgurUpload::Sink::finalize(QNetworkReply&) -> Task::State
     QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(m_output, &jsonError);
     if (jsonError.error != QJsonParseError::NoError) {
         qDebug() << "imgur server did not reply with JSON" << jsonError.errorString();
+        m_fail_reason = "Invalid json reply";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
     auto object = doc.object();
     if (!object.value("success").toBool()) {
         qDebug() << "Screenshot upload not successful:" << doc.toJson();
+        m_fail_reason = "Screenshot was not uploaded successfully";
         return Task::State::Failed;
     }
     m_shot->m_imgurId = object.value("data").toObject().value("id").toString();
diff --git a/launcher/tasks/ConcurrentTask.cpp b/launcher/tasks/ConcurrentTask.cpp
index ad2a14c42..5cff93017 100644
--- a/launcher/tasks/ConcurrentTask.cpp
+++ b/launcher/tasks/ConcurrentTask.cpp
@@ -118,10 +118,14 @@ void ConcurrentTask::executeNextSubTask()
     }
     if (m_queue.isEmpty()) {
         if (m_doing.isEmpty()) {
-            if (m_failed.isEmpty())
+            if (m_failed.isEmpty()) {
                 emitSucceeded();
-            else
+            } else if (m_failed.count() == 1) {
+                auto task = m_failed.keys().first();
+                emitFailed(task->failReason());
+            } else {
                 emitFailed(tr("One or more subtasks failed"));
+            }
         }
         return;
     }