diff --git a/internal/async_assertion.go b/internal/async_assertion.go
index 044acc761..c1e4a9995 100644
--- a/internal/async_assertion.go
+++ b/internal/async_assertion.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func (assertion *AsyncAssertion) match(matcher types.GomegaMatcher, desiredMatch
 					message += format.Object(attachment.Object, 1)
 				}
 			} else {
-				message = "Error: " + err.Error()
+				message = "Error: " + err.Error() + "\n" + format.Object(err, 1)
 			}
 		} else {
 			if desiredMatch {
diff --git a/internal/async_assertion_test.go b/internal/async_assertion_test.go
index 338eb2ae3..82423a725 100644
--- a/internal/async_assertion_test.go
+++ b/internal/async_assertion_test.go
@@ -1228,10 +1228,19 @@ sprocket:
 widget:
     <string>: bob
 sprocket:
-    <int>: 17`))
+    <int>: 17`))	
 
 				})
 			})
+
+			Context("when a non-PollingSignalError is in play", func() {
+				It("also includes the format.Object representation", func() {
+					ig.G.Eventually(func() (int, error) {
+						return 0, fmt.Errorf("bam")
+					}).WithTimeout(10 * time.Millisecond).Should(Equal(1))
+					Ω(ig.FailureMessage).Should(ContainSubstring("*fmt.wrapError"))
+				})
+			})
 		})
 
 		Describe("The StopTrying signal - when sent by the matcher", func() {