diff --git a/src/core/utils/building/build-entrypoints.ts b/src/core/utils/building/build-entrypoints.ts
index b5f9d85e..dbd4def4 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/building/build-entrypoints.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/building/build-entrypoints.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ export async function buildEntrypoints(
   const steps: BuildStepOutput[] = [];
   for (let i = 0; i < groups.length; i++) {
     const group = groups[i];
-    const groupNames = [group]
-      .flat()
-      .map((e) => e.name)
-      .join(pc.dim(', '));
-    spinner.text = pc.dim(`[${i + 1}/${groups.length}]`) + ` ${groupNames}`;
-    steps.push(await config.builder.build(group));
+    const groupNames = [group].flat().map((e) => e.name);
+    const groupNameColored = groupNames.join(pc.dim(', '));
+    spinner.text =
+      pc.dim(`[${i + 1}/${groups.length}]`) + ` ${groupNameColored}`;
+    try {
+      steps.push(await config.builder.build(group));
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw Error(`Failed to build ${groupNames.join(', ')}`, { cause: err });
+    }
   }
   const publicAssets = await copyPublicDirectory(config);
 
diff --git a/src/core/utils/building/import-entrypoint.ts b/src/core/utils/building/import-entrypoint.ts
index b368a250..b1dc090b 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/building/import-entrypoint.ts
+++ b/src/core/utils/building/import-entrypoint.ts
@@ -89,16 +89,16 @@ export async function importEntrypointFile<T>(
     const res = await jiti(path);
     return res.default;
   } catch (err) {
+    const filePath = relative(config.root, path);
     if (err instanceof ReferenceError) {
       // "XXX is not defined" - usually due to WXT removing imports
       const variableName = err.message.replace(' is not defined', '');
-      const filePath = relative(config.root, path);
       throw Error(
         `${filePath}: Cannot use imported variable "${variableName}" outside the main function. See https://wxt.dev/guide/entrypoints.html#side-effects`,
         { cause: err },
       );
     } else {
-      throw err;
+      throw Error(`Failed to load entrypoint: ${filePath}`, { cause: err });
     }
   }
 }