diff --git a/src/lint.js b/src/lint.js
index ab6d77c..c9a4de6 100644
--- a/src/lint.js
+++ b/src/lint.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ module.exports = function (body, title, failureCallback, infoCallback) {
     // Ensure that there is a blank line before the Jira reference
     infoCallback('Checking PR body empty line');
     if (bodyLines[bodyLines.length - 2] !== '') {
-        failureCallback('Invalid PR body. Needs a blank line before the Jira reference.');
+        failureCallback(
+            'Invalid PR body. Needs a blank line before the Jira reference. ' +
+            '(Expected blank line, found ' + bodyLines[bodyLines.length - 2] + ')'
+        );
     }
 };