diff --git a/maven-resolver-impl/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/internal/impl/DefaultUpdateCheckManager.java b/maven-resolver-impl/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/internal/impl/DefaultUpdateCheckManager.java
index 27f85daad..e7f2c8ef1 100644
--- a/maven-resolver-impl/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/internal/impl/DefaultUpdateCheckManager.java
+++ b/maven-resolver-impl/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/internal/impl/DefaultUpdateCheckManager.java
@@ -211,16 +211,18 @@ private ArtifactTransferException newException( String error, Artifact artifact,
     {
         if ( error == null || error.length() <= 0 )
         {
-            return new ArtifactNotFoundException( artifact, repository, "Failure to find " + artifact + " in "
-                + repository.getUrl() + " was cached in the local repository, "
-                + "resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of " + repository.getId()
+            return new ArtifactNotFoundException( artifact, repository, artifact
+                + " was not found in " + repository.getUrl() + " during a previous attempt. This failure was"
+                + " cached in the local repository and"
+                + " resolution is not reattempted until the update interval of " + repository.getId()
                 + " has elapsed or updates are forced", true );
         }
         else
         {
-            return new ArtifactTransferException( artifact, repository, "Failure to transfer " + artifact + " from "
-                + repository.getUrl() + " was cached in the local repository, "
-                + "resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of " + repository.getId()
+            return new ArtifactTransferException( artifact, repository, artifact + " failed to transfer from "
+                + repository.getUrl() + " during a previous attempt. This failure"
+                + " was cached in the local repository and"
+                + " resolution is not reattempted until the update interval of " + repository.getId()
                 + " has elapsed or updates are forced. Original error: " + error, true );
         }
     }
@@ -322,16 +324,18 @@ private MetadataTransferException newException( String error, Metadata metadata,
     {
         if ( error == null || error.length() <= 0 )
         {
-            return new MetadataNotFoundException( metadata, repository, "Failure to find " + metadata + " in "
-                + repository.getUrl() + " was cached in the local repository, "
-                + "resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of " + repository.getId()
+            return new MetadataNotFoundException( metadata, repository, metadata + " was not found in "
+                + repository.getUrl() + " during a previous attempt."
+                + " This failure was cached in the local repository and"
+                + " resolution is not be reattempted until the update interval of " + repository.getId()
                 + " has elapsed or updates are forced", true );
         }
         else
         {
-            return new MetadataTransferException( metadata, repository, "Failure to transfer " + metadata + " from "
-                + repository.getUrl() + " was cached in the local repository, "
-                + "resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of " + repository.getId()
+            return new MetadataTransferException( metadata, repository, metadata + "failed to transfer from "
+                + repository.getUrl() + " during a previous attempt."
+                + " This failure was cached in the local repository and"
+                + " resolution will not be reattempted until the update interval of " + repository.getId()
                 + " has elapsed or updates are forced. Original error: " + error, true );
         }
     }