diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/tasks/AsyncMinecraftDownloader.java b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/tasks/AsyncMinecraftDownloader.java
index 2eb7af097..dd688b69f 100644
--- a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/tasks/AsyncMinecraftDownloader.java
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/tasks/AsyncMinecraftDownloader.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class AsyncMinecraftDownloader {
             // THIS one function need the activity in the case of an error
             if(activity != null && !JRE17Util.installNewJreIfNeeded(activity, verInfo)){
                 ProgressLayout.clearProgress(ProgressLayout.DOWNLOAD_MINECRAFT);
-                throw new DownloaderException();
+                throw new DownloaderException(new Exception(activity.getString(R.string.exception_failed_to_unpack_jre17)));
             }
 
             try {
diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d4219c670..cef687cfb 100644
--- a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -364,4 +364,5 @@
     <string name="notification_permission_toast">You can always change your mind later by going into Settings</string>
     <string name="preference_ask_for_notification_title">Allow notifications</string>
     <string name="preference_ask_for_notification_description">Click to re-request the notification permission, required for game/modpack background downloads to work properly.</string>
+    <string name="exception_failed_to_unpack_jre17">Failed to install JRE 17</string>
 </resources>