diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index b9efe120d7..f9436150ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 Version 1.1.29 under development
 --------------------------------
 
+- New: Improved error messaging in the database fixture manager file (eduardor2k)
 - Bug #4516: PHP 8 compatibility: Allow union types and intersection types in action declarations (wtommyw)
 - Bug #4523: Fixed translated in Greek class messages in framework requirements view, which they should not be translated (lourdas)
 
diff --git a/framework/test/CDbFixtureManager.php b/framework/test/CDbFixtureManager.php
index 0ad98d4972..7d30886bc6 100644
--- a/framework/test/CDbFixtureManager.php
+++ b/framework/test/CDbFixtureManager.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public function loadFixture($tableName)
 			try {
 				$builder->createInsertCommand($table,$row)->execute();
 			} catch (CException $e) {
-				throw new CException('Exception loading row ' . $alias . ' in fixture ' . $fileName, $e->getCode(), $e);
+				throw new CException('Exception loading row ' . $alias . ' in fixture ' . $fileName . ', Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), $e->getCode(), $e);
 			}
 			$primaryKey=$table->primaryKey;
 			if($table->sequenceName!==null)