diff --git a/command/file.go b/command/file.go
index 6b22172..f1a2445 100644
--- a/command/file.go
+++ b/command/file.go
@@ -2,12 +2,28 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/bitrise-io/go-utils/pathutil"
 )
 
+func runCommand(name string, args ...string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(name, args...)
+	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		printableCmd := PrintableCommandArgs(false, append([]string{name}, args...))
+
+		var exitErr *exec.ExitError
+		if errors.As(err, &exitErr) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("command failed with exit status %d (%s): %w", exitErr.ExitCode(), printableCmd, errors.New(string(out)))
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("executing command failed (%s): %w", printableCmd, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // CopyFile ...
 func CopyFile(src, dst string) error {
 	// replace with a pure Go implementation?
@@ -17,10 +33,10 @@ func CopyFile(src, dst string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if isDir {
-		return errors.New("Source is a directory: " + src)
+		return errors.New("source is a directory: " + src)
 	}
 	args := []string{src, dst}
-	return RunCommand("rsync", args...)
+	return runCommand("rsync", args...)
 }
 
 // CopyDir ...
@@ -29,7 +45,7 @@ func CopyDir(src, dst string, isOnlyContent bool) error {
 		src = src + "/"
 	}
 	args := []string{"-ar", src, dst}
-	return RunCommand("rsync", args...)
+	return runCommand("rsync", args...)
 }
 
 // RemoveDir ...
diff --git a/command/file_test.go b/command/file_test.go
index 7647f87..152e59e 100644
--- a/command/file_test.go
+++ b/command/file_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ func TestCopyFileErrorIfDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	{
 		tmpFolder, err := pathutil.NormalizedOSTempDirPath("_tmp")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.EqualError(t, CopyFile(tmpFolder, "./nothing/whatever"), "Source is a directory: "+tmpFolder)
+		require.EqualError(t, CopyFile(tmpFolder, "./nothing/whatever"), "source is a directory: "+tmpFolder)
 	}
 }