diff --git a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
index b8487a8b3..19fbb61f6 100644
--- a/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/dangerzone/gui/main_window.py
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ def check_state(self) -> None:
 
         try:
             container_runtime = container.get_runtime()
-        except container.NoContainerTechException:
-            log.error("Docker is not installed")
+        except container.NoContainerTechException as e:
+            log.error(str(e))
             state = "not_installed"
 
         else: