diff --git a/keyserver/addons/rust-node-addon/src/identity_client/mod.rs b/keyserver/addons/rust-node-addon/src/identity_client/mod.rs
--- a/keyserver/addons/rust-node-addon/src/identity_client/mod.rs
+++ b/keyserver/addons/rust-node-addon/src/identity_client/mod.rs
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@
     DEVICE_TYPE.to_string(),
   )
   .await
-  .map_err(|_| {
+  .map_err(|e| {
     Error::new(
       Status::GenericFailure,
-      "Unable to connect to identity service".to_string(),
+      format!("Unable to connect to identity service: {}", e),
     )
   })
 }
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@
     DEVICE_TYPE.to_string(),
   )
   .await
-  .map_err(|_| {
+  .map_err(|e| {
     Error::new(
       Status::GenericFailure,
-      "Unable to connect to identity service".to_string(),
+      format!("Unable to connect to identity service: {}", e),
     )
   })
 }