diff --git a/lib/types/Internal.types.ts b/lib/types/Internal.types.ts
index 0c7115eb..09d50a35 100644
--- a/lib/types/Internal.types.ts
+++ b/lib/types/Internal.types.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ export class InternalPresentationDefinitionV2 implements PresentationDefinitionV
 export interface DiscoveredVersion {
   version?: PEVersion;
   error?: string;
+  v1Errors?: any
+  v2Errors?: any
 }
 
 export type IPresentationDefinition = PresentationDefinitionV1 | PresentationDefinitionV2;
diff --git a/lib/types/SSITypesBuilder.ts b/lib/types/SSITypesBuilder.ts
index c6ee4847..86bfa01b 100644
--- a/lib/types/SSITypesBuilder.ts
+++ b/lib/types/SSITypesBuilder.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ export class SSITypesBuilder {
   static toInternalPresentationDefinition(presentationDefinition: IPresentationDefinition): IInternalPresentationDefinition {
     const presentationDefinitionCopy: IPresentationDefinition = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(presentationDefinition));
     const versionResult: DiscoveredVersion = definitionVersionDiscovery(presentationDefinitionCopy);
-    if (versionResult.error) throw versionResult.error;
+    if (versionResult.error) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `${versionResult.error} \nv1 errors:\n${JSON.stringify(versionResult.v1Errors, null, 2)} \n\nv2 errors:\n${JSON.stringify(versionResult.v2Errors, null, 2)}`,
+      );
+    }
     if (versionResult.version == PEVersion.v1) {
       return SSITypesBuilder.modelEntityToInternalPresentationDefinitionV1(presentationDefinitionCopy as PresentationDefinitionV1);
     }
diff --git a/lib/utils/VCUtils.ts b/lib/utils/VCUtils.ts
index 0e29cf15..82d4115b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/VCUtils.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/VCUtils.ts
@@ -35,14 +35,26 @@ export function definitionVersionDiscovery(presentationDefinition: IPresentation
   JsonPathUtils.changePropertyNameRecursively(presentationDefinitionCopy, '_enum', 'enum');
   const data = { presentation_definition: presentationDefinitionCopy };
   let result = validatePDv2(data);
+
   if (result) {
     return { version: PEVersion.v2 };
   }
+  // Errors are added to the validation method, but not typed correctly
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+  // @ts-ignore
+  const v2Errors = validatePDv2.errors;
+
   result = validatePDv1(data);
   if (result) {
     return { version: PEVersion.v1 };
   }
-  return { error: 'This is not a valid PresentationDefinition' };
+
+  // Errors are added to the validation method, but not typed correctly
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+  // @ts-ignore
+  const v1Errors = validatePDv1.errors;
+
+  return { error: 'This is not a valid PresentationDefinition', v1Errors, v2Errors };
 }
 
 export function uniformDIDMethods(dids?: string[], opts?: { removePrefix: 'did:' }) {