diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/RunCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/RunCommand.kt
index d03a0086..83d462a5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/RunCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/RunCommand.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ open class RunCommand(val command: String) {
         if (callSucceeded) {
             successCb(fromStream(process.inputStream))
         } else {
-            errorCb(listOf("Time out for command $command") + fromStream(process.errorStream))
+            errorCb(listOf("$command failed") + fromStream(process.errorStream))
         }
         return if (callSucceeded) 0 else 1