diff --git a/jeromq-core/src/main/java/zmq/io/net/tcp/TcpAddress.java b/jeromq-core/src/main/java/zmq/io/net/tcp/TcpAddress.java
index 86090ab1..453fb766 100644
--- a/jeromq-core/src/main/java/zmq/io/net/tcp/TcpAddress.java
+++ b/jeromq-core/src/main/java/zmq/io/net/tcp/TcpAddress.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public InetSocketAddress resolve(String name, boolean ipv6, boolean local)
             }
         }
         catch (UnknownHostException e) {
-            throw new ZMQException(e.getMessage(), ZError.EADDRNOTAVAIL, e);
+            throw new ZMQException("failed connecting to " + addrStr + ": " + e.getMessage(), ZError.EADDRNOTAVAIL, e);
         }
 
         if (addrNet == null) {