diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
index 7e4d1c5dc..766c87eed 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class JarAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
             final boolean addPackagesAsEvidence = !(hasManifest && hasPOM);
             analyzePackageNames(classNames, dependency, addPackagesAsEvidence);
         } catch (IOException ex) {
-            throw new AnalysisException("Exception occurred reading the JAR file.", ex);
+            throw new AnalysisException("Exception occurred reading the JAR file (" + dependency.getFileName() +").", ex);
         }
     }