diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d0e23df..b3525a0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (s *Site) runTask(task *Task) error {
 		err := copyAll(task.StaticDir, task.OutputDir)
 		if err != nil {
 			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				log.Printf("static_dir '%s' does not exist\n", task.StaticDir)
+				log.Printf("error building static_dir '%s': %s\n", task.StaticDir, err)
 				return nil
 			}
 			return err