diff --git a/pungi/phases/image_container.py b/pungi/phases/image_container.py
index f7139263..9ff30273 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/image_container.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/image_container.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ImageContainerThread(WorkerThread):
         )
         if koji.watch_task(task_id, log_file) != 0:
             raise RuntimeError(
-                "ImageContainer: task %s failed: see %s for details"
+                "ImageContainer task failed: %s. See %s for details"
                 % (task_id, log_file)
             )
 
diff --git a/pungi/phases/kiwibuild.py b/pungi/phases/kiwibuild.py
index 328a8bb3..2c06b3f1 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/kiwibuild.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/kiwibuild.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class RunKiwiBuildThread(WorkerThread):
         )
         if koji.watch_task(task_id, log_file) != 0:
             raise RuntimeError(
-                "kiwiBuild: task %s failed: see %s for details" % (task_id, log_file)
+                "kiwiBuild task failed: %s. See %s for details" % (task_id, log_file)
             )
 
         # Refresh koji session which may have timed out while the task was
diff --git a/pungi/phases/osbs.py b/pungi/phases/osbs.py
index e5ddcb60..c6a337b0 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/osbs.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/osbs.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class OSBSThread(WorkerThread):
         # though there is not much there).
         if koji.watch_task(task_id, log_file) != 0:
             raise RuntimeError(
-                "OSBS: task %s failed: see %s for details" % (task_id, log_file)
+                "OSBS task failed: %s. See %s for details" % (task_id, log_file)
             )
 
         scratch = config.get("scratch", False)
diff --git a/pungi/phases/osbuild.py b/pungi/phases/osbuild.py
index 35d3318f..6c5b7e5a 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/osbuild.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/osbuild.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class RunOSBuildThread(WorkerThread):
         )
         if koji.watch_task(task_id, log_file) != 0:
             raise RuntimeError(
-                "OSBuild: task %s failed: see %s for details" % (task_id, log_file)
+                "OSBuild task failed: %s. See %s for details" % (task_id, log_file)
             )
 
         # Refresh koji session which may have timed out while the task was
diff --git a/tests/test_image_container_phase.py b/tests/test_image_container_phase.py
index 36282c25..ab6a301b 100644
--- a/tests/test_image_container_phase.py
+++ b/tests/test_image_container_phase.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class ImageContainerThreadTest(helpers.PungiTestCase):
                 (self.compose, self.compose.variants["Server"], self.cfg.copy()), 1
             )
 
-        self.assertRegex(str(ctx.exception), r"task 12345 failed: see .+ for details")
+        self.assertRegex(str(ctx.exception), r"task failed: 12345. See .+ for details")
         self.assertRepoFile()
         self.assertKojiCalls(self.cfg)
         self.assertEqual(add_metadata.call_args_list, [])
diff --git a/tests/test_osbs_phase.py b/tests/test_osbs_phase.py
index d5c9febc..7836e651 100644
--- a/tests/test_osbs_phase.py
+++ b/tests/test_osbs_phase.py
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ class OSBSThreadTest(helpers.PungiTestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError) as ctx:
             self.t.process((self.compose, self.compose.variants["Server"], cfg), 1)
 
-        self.assertRegex(str(ctx.exception), r"task 12345 failed: see .+ for details")
+        self.assertRegex(str(ctx.exception), r"task failed: 12345. See .+ for details")
 
     @mock.patch("pungi.phases.osbs.get_file_from_scm")
     @mock.patch("pungi.phases.osbs.kojiwrapper.KojiWrapper")