1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_cargo_watch/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_cargo_watch/src/lib.rs
index 362d32010..7c525c430 100644
--- a/crates/ra_cargo_watch/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_cargo_watch/src/lib.rs
@@ -318,7 +318,11 @@ pub fn run_cargo(
         Ok(exit_code) if !exit_code.success() && !read_at_least_one_message => {
             // FIXME: Read the stderr to display the reason, see `read2()` reference in PR comment:
             // https://github.com/rust-analyzer/rust-analyzer/pull/3632#discussion_r395605298
-            format!("the command produced no valid metadata: cargo {}", args.join(" "))
+            format!(
+                "the command produced no valid metadata (exit code: {:?}): cargo {}",
+                exit_code,
+                args.join(" ")
+            )
         }
         Err(err) => format!("io error: {:?}", err),
         Ok(_) => return Ok(()),