diff --git a/n2vc/n2vc_juju_conn.py b/n2vc/n2vc_juju_conn.py
index f0569b1..c6d00a8 100644
--- a/n2vc/n2vc_juju_conn.py
+++ b/n2vc/n2vc_juju_conn.py
@@ -1061,15 +1061,17 @@
                 if status == "completed":
                     return output
                 else:
-                    raise Exception("status is not completed: {}".format(status))
+                    if "output" in output:
+                        raise Exception(f'{status}: {output["output"]}')
+                    else:
+                        raise Exception(
+                            f"{status}: No further information received from action"
+                        )
+
             except Exception as e:
-                self.log.error(
-                    "Error executing primitive {}: {}".format(primitive_name, e)
-                )
+                self.log.error(f"Error executing primitive {primitive_name}: {e}")
                 raise N2VCExecutionException(
-                    message="Error executing primitive {} into ee={} : {}".format(
-                        primitive_name, ee_id, e
-                    ),
+                    message=f"Error executing primitive {primitive_name} in ee={ee_id}: {e}",
                     primitive_name=primitive_name,
                 )