diff --git a/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/commands/upload_symbols.dart b/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/commands/upload_symbols.dart
index 13956a80..c571e862 100644
--- a/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/commands/upload_symbols.dart
+++ b/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/commands/upload_symbols.dart
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class UploadCrashlyticsSymbols extends FlutterFireCommand {
       appId = configurationMap[kAppId] as String?;
       projectId = configurationMap[kProjectId] as String?;
     } catch (e) {
-      throw FirebaseJsonException();
+      throw FirebaseJsonException(underlyingException: e.toString());
     }
 
     if (projectId == null || appId == null) {
diff --git a/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/common/strings.dart b/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/common/strings.dart
index 6309d4a7..2ad2a988 100644
--- a/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/common/strings.dart
+++ b/packages/flutterfire_cli/lib/src/common/strings.dart
@@ -131,9 +131,12 @@ class XcodeProjectException implements FlutterFireException {
 
 /// An exception that is thrown when you do not have a firebase.json file at the root of your project or it does not have values required
 class FirebaseJsonException implements FlutterFireException {
+  FirebaseJsonException({this.underlyingException}) : super();
+
+  final String? underlyingException;
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return 'FirebaseJsonException: Please run "flutterfire configure" to update the `firebase.json` at the root of your Flutter project with correct values.';
+    return 'FirebaseJsonException: Please run "flutterfire configure" to update the `firebase.json` at the root of your Flutter project with correct values. ${underlyingException != null ? '' : underlyingException}';
   }
 }