diff --git a/sonic_installer/common.py b/sonic_installer/common.py
index 50b736901f..2551fe8e85 100644
--- a/sonic_installer/common.py
+++ b/sonic_installer/common.py
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ def run_command_or_raise(argv, raise_exception=True, capture=True):
 
     stdout = subprocess.PIPE if capture else None
     proc = subprocess.Popen(argv, text=True, stdout=stdout)
-    out, _ = proc.communicate()
+    out, err = proc.communicate()
 
     if proc.returncode != 0 and raise_exception:
-        raise SonicRuntimeException("Failed to run command '{0}'".format(argv))
+        sre = SonicRuntimeException("Failed to run command '{0}'".format(argv))
+        if out:
+            sre.add_note("\nSTDOUT:\n{}".format(out.rstrip("\n")))
+        if err:
+            sre.add_note("\nSTDERR:\n{}".format(err.rstrip("\n")))
+        raise sre
 
     if out is not None:
         out = out.rstrip("\n")
diff --git a/sonic_installer/exception.py b/sonic_installer/exception.py
index 08eab7d2ff..c9e15c9bbd 100644
--- a/sonic_installer/exception.py
+++ b/sonic_installer/exception.py
@@ -5,4 +5,15 @@
 class SonicRuntimeException(Exception):
     """SONiC Runtime Excpetion class used to report SONiC related errors
     """
-    pass
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.notes = []
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        msg = super().__str__()
+        if self.notes:
+            msg += "\n" + "\n".join(self.notes)
+        return msg
+
+    def add_note(self, note):
+        self.notes.append(note)
diff --git a/tests/test_sonic_installer.py b/tests/test_sonic_installer.py
index e9cb727d37..9e8438a7fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_sonic_installer.py
+++ b/tests/test_sonic_installer.py
@@ -129,3 +129,18 @@ def test_set_fips(get_bootloader):
     mock_bootloader.get_fips = Mock(return_value=True)
     result = runner.invoke(sonic_installer.commands["get-fips"], [next_image])
     assert "FIPS is enabled" in result.output
+
+@patch("sonic_installer.common.subprocess.Popen")
+def test_runtime_exception(mock_popen):
+    """ This test covers the "sonic-installer" exception handling. """
+
+    mock_popen.return_value.returncode = 1
+    mock_popen.return_value.communicate.return_value = ('Running', 'Failed')
+
+    with pytest.raises(sonic_installer_common.SonicRuntimeException) as sre:
+        sonic_installer_common.run_command_or_raise(["test.sh"])
+
+    assert '\nSTDOUT:\nRunning' in sre.value.notes, "Invalid STDOUT"
+    assert '\nSTDERR:\nFailed' in sre.value.notes, "Invalid STDERR"
+
+    assert all(v in str(sre.value) for v in ['test.sh', 'Running', 'Failed']), "Invalid message"