diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4709962..b1c681c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "isort>=2.5.0",
     "mypy",
     "types-PyYAML",
-    "types-requests",
+    "types-requests"
 ]
 
 python="3.10"
diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/blueprint/parallel.py b/src/databricks/labs/blueprint/parallel.py
index e8a350e..a1faa6c 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/blueprint/parallel.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/blueprint/parallel.py
@@ -131,7 +131,25 @@ def _progress_report(self, _):
                 logger.info(msg)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _wrap_result(func, name):
+    def _get_result_function_signature(func, name):
+        if not isinstance(func, functools.partial):
+            return name
+
+        # try to build up signature, this should never fail
+        try:
+            args = []
+            args.extend(repr(x) for x in func.args)
+            args.extend(f"{k}={v!r}" for (k, v) in func.keywords.items())
+            args_str = ", ".join(args)
+            if args_str:
+                return f"{name}({args_str})"
+            return name
+        # but if it would ever fail, better return generic serialized name, than messing up traceback even more...
+        except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
+            return str(func)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _wrap_result(cls, func, name):
         """This method emulates GoLang's error return style"""
 
         @functools.wraps(func)
@@ -139,7 +157,8 @@ def inner(*args, **kwargs):
             try:
                 return func(*args, **kwargs), None
             except Exception as err:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
-                logger.error(f"{name} task failed: {err!s}", exc_info=err)
+                signature = cls._get_result_function_signature(func, name)
+                logger.error(f"{signature} task failed: {err!s}", exc_info=err)
                 return None, err
 
         return inner
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_parallel.py b/tests/unit/test_parallel.py
index fb2f44e..8ca2c25 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_parallel.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_parallel.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from functools import partial
 
 from databricks.sdk.core import DatabricksError
 
@@ -117,3 +118,34 @@ def works():
     assert [True, True, True, True] == results
     assert 0 == len(errors)
     assert ["Finished 'testing' tasks: 100% results available (4/4)"] == _predictable_messages(caplog)
+
+
+def test_odd_partial_failed(caplog):
+    caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
+
+    def fails_on_odd(n=1, dummy=None):
+        if isinstance(n, str):
+            raise RuntimeError("strings are not supported!")
+
+        if n % 2:
+            msg = "failed"
+            raise DatabricksError(msg)
+
+    tasks = [
+        partial(fails_on_odd, n=1),
+        partial(fails_on_odd, 1, dummy="6"),
+        partial(fails_on_odd),
+        partial(fails_on_odd, n="aaa"),
+    ]
+
+    results, errors = Threads.gather("testing", tasks)
+
+    assert [] == results
+    assert 4 == len(errors)
+    assert [
+        "All 'testing' tasks failed!!!",
+        "testing task failed: failed",
+        "testing(1, dummy='6') task failed: failed",
+        "testing(n='aaa') task failed: strings are not supported!",
+        "testing(n=1) task failed: failed",
+    ] == _predictable_messages(caplog)