diff --git a/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go b/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
index ca3a9c3eb..113f56ea7 100644
--- a/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
+++ b/api/internal/builtins/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ func (p *HelmChartInflationGeneratorPlugin) runHelmCommand(
 		helm := p.h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.Command
 		err = errors.WrapPrefixf(
 			fmt.Errorf(
-				"unable to run: '%s %s' with env=%s (is '%s' installed?)",
-				helm, strings.Join(args, " "), env, helm),
+				"unable to run: '%s %s' with env=%s (is '%s' installed?): %w",
+				helm, strings.Join(args, " "), env, helm, err),
 			stderr.String(),
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
index 3651b00e5..959528abe 100644
--- a/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
+++ b/plugin/builtin/helmchartinflationgenerator/HelmChartInflationGenerator.go
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ func (p *plugin) runHelmCommand(
 		helm := p.h.GeneralConfig().HelmConfig.Command
 		err = errors.WrapPrefixf(
 			fmt.Errorf(
-				"unable to run: '%s %s' with env=%s (is '%s' installed?)",
-				helm, strings.Join(args, " "), env, helm),
+				"unable to run: '%s %s' with env=%s (is '%s' installed?): %w",
+				helm, strings.Join(args, " "), env, helm, err),
 			stderr.String(),
 		)
 	}