diff --git a/src/actions/setErrorMessage.ts b/src/actions/setErrorMessage.ts
index eae1507a..ef3a2696 100644
--- a/src/actions/setErrorMessage.ts
+++ b/src/actions/setErrorMessage.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@ import type { Action } from './action';
 
 export interface SetErrorMessageActionPayload {
   errorMessage: string;
+  additionalErrorInfo?: string;
 }
 
-export default function setErrorMessage (errorMessage: string): Action<SetErrorMessageActionPayload> {
+export default function setErrorMessage (errorMessage: string, additionalErrorInfo?: string): Action<SetErrorMessageActionPayload> {
   return {
     type: ACTIONS.SET_ERROR_MESSAGE,
     payload: {
-      errorMessage
+      errorMessage,
+      additionalErrorInfo
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/actions/updateCertificateDefinition.ts b/src/actions/updateCertificateDefinition.ts
index 5ecfd613..d3520da7 100644
--- a/src/actions/updateCertificateDefinition.ts
+++ b/src/actions/updateCertificateDefinition.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ export default function updateCertificateDefinition (definition: Blockcerts): Th
       explorerAPIs: getExplorerAPIs(state),
       didResolverUrl: getDidResolverUrl(state)
     };
-    const { certificateDefinition, errorMessage } = await domain.certificates.parse(definition, options);
+    const { certificateDefinition, errorMessage, additionalErrorInfo } = await domain.certificates.parse(definition, options);
 
-    dispatch(setErrorMessage(errorMessage));
+    dispatch(setErrorMessage(errorMessage, additionalErrorInfo));
 
     dispatch({
       type: ACTIONS.UPDATE_CERTIFICATE_DEFINITION,
diff --git a/src/blockcerts-verifier/BlockcertsVerifier.ts b/src/blockcerts-verifier/BlockcertsVerifier.ts
index 4a0c3a26..0f465fd3 100644
--- a/src/blockcerts-verifier/BlockcertsVerifier.ts
+++ b/src/blockcerts-verifier/BlockcertsVerifier.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface IBlockcertsVerifierProps {
   onLoad?: (IBlockcertsVerifierProps) => any;
   // the error message to be displayed, if any
   errorMessage?: string;
+  additionalErrorInfo?: string;
   // boolean to check if a certificate has been loaded into the component
   hasCertificate?: boolean;
   // flag to disable foreground verification modal (background verification still occurs)
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class BlockcertsVerifier extends LitElement {
     return {
       onLoad: Function as any,
       errorMessage: String as any,
+      additionalErrorInfo: String as any,
       hasCertificate: Boolean as any,
       ...APICamelCase
     };
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ class BlockcertsVerifier extends LitElement {
         <buv-drag-and-drop>
           <div class='buv-c-verifier-layout'>
             <section class$='${bodyClass}'>
-              ${ErrorMessage(_props.errorMessage, true)}
+              ${ErrorMessage(_props.errorMessage, _props.additionalErrorInfo, true)}
               <buv-certificate-input></buv-certificate-input>
               <buv-action-menu></buv-action-menu>
               ${this.renderCertificate(_props)}
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ window.customElements.define('buv-raw', BlockcertsVerifier);
 interface BUVWrapperProps extends IBlockcertsVerifierAPI {
   onLoad?: (IBlockcertsVerifierProps) => any;
   errorMessage?: string;
+  additionalErrorInfo?: string;
   hasCertificate?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ function BUVWrapper (props: BUVWrapperProps = {}): TemplateResult {
           src='${props.src}'
           onLoad='${props.onLoad}'
           errorMessage='${props.errorMessage}'
+          additionalErrorInfo='${props.additionalErrorInfo}'
           hasCertificate='${props.hasCertificate}'
           disableAutoVerify='${props['disable-auto-verify']}'
           disableVerify='${props['disable-verify']}'
diff --git a/src/blockcerts-verifier/BlockcertsVerifierContainer.ts b/src/blockcerts-verifier/BlockcertsVerifierContainer.ts
index c442d1f0..89965347 100644
--- a/src/blockcerts-verifier/BlockcertsVerifierContainer.ts
+++ b/src/blockcerts-verifier/BlockcertsVerifierContainer.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import connector from '../store/connector';
 import initialize from '../actions/initialize';
 import { BlockcertsVerifier, SourceComponent } from './BlockcertsVerifier';
-import { getErrorMessage } from '../selectors/error';
+import { getAdditionalErrorInfo, getErrorMessage } from '../selectors/error';
 import { APIKeys } from '../models/API';
 import { getCertificateDefinition } from '../selectors/certificate';
 import type { BlockcertsVerifierState } from '../store/getInitialState';
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const mapDispatchToProps = {
 export const mapStateToProps = (state: BlockcertsVerifierState): any => {
   return {
     errorMessage: getErrorMessage(state),
+    additionalErrorInfo: getAdditionalErrorInfo(state),
     hasCertificate: !!getCertificateDefinition(state)
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/components/atoms/ErrorMessage/ErrorMessage.ts b/src/components/atoms/ErrorMessage/ErrorMessage.ts
index c0655e57..4d473e4f 100644
--- a/src/components/atoms/ErrorMessage/ErrorMessage.ts
+++ b/src/components/atoms/ErrorMessage/ErrorMessage.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function translate (message: string): string {
   return message;
 }
 
-export default function ErrorMessage (message: string, solidBackground = false): TemplateResult {
+export default function ErrorMessage (message: string, additionalErrorInfo: string = '', solidBackground = false): TemplateResult {
   if (message == null) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -27,8 +27,20 @@ export default function ErrorMessage (message: string, solidBackground = false):
 
   return html`
     ${CSS}
-    <p class$='${classes}'>
+    <div class$='${classes}'>
+      <p>
       <span class='buv-c-error-message-title'>${getText('errors.errorLabel')}</span>
       ${translate(message)}
-    </p>`;
+      </p>
+        ${additionalErrorInfo
+            ? html`<p class='buv-c-error-message-additional-info'>
+                <span class='buv-c-error-message-additional-info-title'>${getText('errors.additionalErrorInfoLabel')}</span>
+                <br>
+                <br>
+                ${additionalErrorInfo}
+              </p>`
+            : ''
+        }
+    </div>
+  `;
 }
diff --git a/src/domain/certificates/useCases/parse.ts b/src/domain/certificates/useCases/parse.ts
index 1a5fb781..9712e13e 100644
--- a/src/domain/certificates/useCases/parse.ts
+++ b/src/domain/certificates/useCases/parse.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
 export interface ICertificateObject {
   certificateDefinition: Certificate | null;
   errorMessage?: string;
+  additionalErrorInfo?: string;
 }
 
 export default async function parse (definition: Blockcerts, options: CertificateOptions = {}): Promise<ICertificateObject> {
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ export default async function parse (definition: Blockcerts, options: Certificat
     console.error(e);
     return {
       certificateDefinition: null,
-      errorMessage: 'errors.invalidBlockcerts'
+      errorMessage: 'errors.invalidBlockcerts',
+      additionalErrorInfo: e.message
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/lang/en.ts b/src/i18n/lang/en.ts
index 9562b4d1..776873cc 100644
--- a/src/i18n/lang/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/lang/en.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export default {
   errors: {
     errorLabel: 'Error',
+    additionalErrorInfoLabel: 'The following error occurred:',
     invalidBlockcerts: 'Not a valid Blockcerts credential. Please check with the issuer or recipient that has provided this credential.',
     invalidBlockcertsUrl: 'Not a valid credential URL.',
     invalidFormatDragAndDrop: 'Only JSON files are accepted',
diff --git a/src/i18n/lang/es.ts b/src/i18n/lang/es.ts
index dee74767..1bb29241 100644
--- a/src/i18n/lang/es.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/lang/es.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export default {
   errors: {
     errorLabel: 'Error',
+    additionalErrorInfoLabel: 'El siguiente error ocurrió:',
     invalidBlockcerts: 'No es una credencial válida de Blockcerts. Verifique con el emisor o el destinatario que ha proporcionado esta credencial.',
     invalidBlockcertsUrl: 'No es URL de certificado valido.',
     invalidFormatDragAndDrop: 'Solo se aceptan archivos JSON',
diff --git a/src/i18n/lang/fr.ts b/src/i18n/lang/fr.ts
index 78181df6..5e2c2912 100644
--- a/src/i18n/lang/fr.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/lang/fr.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export default {
   errors: {
     errorLabel: 'Erreur',
+    additionalErrorInfoLabel: 'Cette erreur s\'est produite :',
     invalidBlockcerts: 'Ceci n\'est pas un certificat Blockcerts valide. Veuillez s\'il vous plaît contrôler avec l\'organisme émetteur ou le récipiendaire de ce certificat.',
     invalidBlockcertsUrl: 'Ceci n\'est pas une URL de certificat valide.',
     invalidFormatDragAndDrop: 'Seul le format JSON est accepté',
diff --git a/src/i18n/lang/it.ts b/src/i18n/lang/it.ts
index 70195f60..5e23deb2 100644
--- a/src/i18n/lang/it.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/lang/it.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export default {
   errors: {
     errorLabel: 'Errore',
+    additionalErrorInfoLabel: 'Si è verificato il seguente errore:',
     invalidBlockcerts: 'Non è una definizione valida di Blockcerts.',
     invalidBlockcertsUrl: 'Non è un URL di certificato valido.',
     invalidFormatDragAndDrop: 'Sono accettati solo file JSON',
diff --git a/src/i18n/lang/ja.ts b/src/i18n/lang/ja.ts
index c7427793..eefa707e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/lang/ja.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/lang/ja.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export default {
   errors: {
     errorLabel: 'エラー',
+    additionalErrorInfoLabel: '次のエラーが発生しました：',
     invalidBlockcerts: 'この証明書は有効なブロックサーツ証明書ではありません。発行者、もしくはこの証明書を提供した取得者にお問合せください。',
     invalidBlockcertsUrl: '有効な証明書URLではありません。',
     invalidFormatDragAndDrop: 'JSONファイルしか受理できません',
diff --git a/src/i18n/lang/mt.ts b/src/i18n/lang/mt.ts
index 8b9b1cc1..7b74f8e6 100644
--- a/src/i18n/lang/mt.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/lang/mt.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export default {
   errors: {
     errorLabel: 'Żball',
+    additionalErrorInfoLabel: 'L-error li ġie jmiss:',
     invalidBlockcerts: 'Mhux kredenzjal validu ta \'Blockcerts\'. Jekk jogħġbok iċċekkja ma \'l-emittent jew ir-riċevitur li pprovda din il-kredenzjali.',
     invalidBlockcertsUrl: 'Il-URL taċ-ċertifikat mhuwiex validu',
     invalidFormatDragAndDrop: 'Only JSON files are accepted',
diff --git a/src/reducers/setErrorMessage.ts b/src/reducers/setErrorMessage.ts
index 694e11b7..758e9089 100644
--- a/src/reducers/setErrorMessage.ts
+++ b/src/reducers/setErrorMessage.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import type { Action } from '../actions/action';
 import type { SetErrorMessageActionPayload } from '../actions/setErrorMessage';
 
 export default function setErrorMessage (state: BlockcertsVerifierState, action: Action<SetErrorMessageActionPayload>): BlockcertsVerifierState {
-  const { errorMessage } = action.payload;
+  const { errorMessage, additionalErrorInfo } = action.payload;
 
   return {
     ...state,
-    errorMessage
+    errorMessage,
+    additionalErrorInfo
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/selectors/error.ts b/src/selectors/error.ts
index 1f77c382..825b84dc 100644
--- a/src/selectors/error.ts
+++ b/src/selectors/error.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ import type { BlockcertsVerifierState } from '../store/getInitialState';
 export function getErrorMessage (state: BlockcertsVerifierState): string {
   return state.errorMessage;
 }
+export function getAdditionalErrorInfo (state: BlockcertsVerifierState): string {
+  return state.additionalErrorInfo;
+}
diff --git a/src/store/getInitialState.ts b/src/store/getInitialState.ts
index 3ea6f332..e9dd15bc 100644
--- a/src/store/getInitialState.ts
+++ b/src/store/getInitialState.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export interface BlockcertsVerifierState {
   explorerAPIs?: ExplorerAPI[];
   didResolverUrl?: string;
   errorMessage?: string;
+  additionalErrorInfo?: string;
 }
 
 export default function getInitialState (apiConfiguration = {}): BlockcertsVerifierState {