diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
index f0e6dc7a..6693ece7 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server_options.js
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ module.exports = function(){
           }
           if (res.statusCode != 200) {
               var msg = res.body.error ? res.body.error : res.body;
-              callback(new Error('unexpected response status (' + res.statusCode + ') for sql query: ' + sql));
+              callback(new Error(msg));
+              console.log('unexpected response status (' + res.statusCode + ') for sql query: ' + sql + ': ' + msg);
               return;
           } 
           callback(null, body.rows);