diff --git a/src/comm/UDPLink.cc b/src/comm/UDPLink.cc
index 51faba4ad34affa7f34a263a8ec69bdfe8d60502..4828c6f9b774a51f73e5c866cfe9b182de1a2f0c 100644
--- a/src/comm/UDPLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/UDPLink.cc
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ bool UDPLink::_hardwareConnect()
         QObject::connect(_socket, &QUdpSocket::readyRead, this, &UDPLink::readBytes);
         emit connected();
     } else {
-        emit communicationError("UDP Link Error", "Error binding UDP port");
+        emit communicationError(tr("UDP Link Error"), tr("Error binding UDP port: %1").arg(_socket->errorString()));
     }
     return _connectState;
 }