diff --git a/common/src/main/java/dev/latvian/mods/kubejs/recipe/RecipeExceptionJS.java b/common/src/main/java/dev/latvian/mods/kubejs/recipe/RecipeExceptionJS.java
index b5b5ad56f..aa09f9bf0 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/dev/latvian/mods/kubejs/recipe/RecipeExceptionJS.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/dev/latvian/mods/kubejs/recipe/RecipeExceptionJS.java
@@ -15,7 +15,19 @@ public RecipeExceptionJS(String m, Throwable cause) {
 
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
-		return getLocalizedMessage();
+		var sb = new StringBuilder();
+		sb.append(getMessage());
+		if (error) {
+			sb.append(" [error]");
+		}
+
+		// append cause as well since RecipeExceptions can swallow underlying problems
+		if (getCause() != null) {
+			sb.append("\ncause: ");
+			sb.append(getCause());
+		}
+
+		return sb.toString();
 	}
 
 	public RecipeExceptionJS error() {