diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/__snapshots__/compile.test.ts.snap b/packages/cli/src/api/__snapshots__/compile.test.ts.snap
index 1a47502af..3b4f96173 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/__snapshots__/compile.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/__snapshots__/compile.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`compile should report failed message on error 1`] = `Can't parse message. Please check correct syntax: "{value, plural, one {Book} other {Books"`;
+exports[`compile should report failed message on error 1`] = `
+Can't parse message. Please check correct syntax: "{value, plural, one {Book} other {Books" 
+ 
+ Messageformat-parser trace: Expected "#", "{", "}", doubled apostrophe, escaped string, or plain char but end of input found.
+`;
 
 exports[`createCompiledCatalog options.compilerBabelOptions by default should return catalog without ASCII chars 1`] = `/*eslint-disable*/module.exports={messages:{"Hello":"Alohà"}};`;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/api/compile.ts b/packages/cli/src/api/compile.ts
index fdbdf1969..23dfea535 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/api/compile.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/api/compile.ts
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ function buildExportStatement(expression, namespace: CompiledCatalogNamespace) {
  */
 export function compile(message: string) {
   let tokens
+
   try {
     tokens = parse(message)
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error(
-      `Can't parse message. Please check correct syntax: "${message}"`
+      `Can't parse message. Please check correct syntax: "${message}" \n \n Messageformat-parser trace: ${e.message}`,
     )
   }
   const ast = processTokens(tokens)