diff --git a/lib/dependencies.js b/lib/dependencies.js
index c6e10cf..838d00b 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var dependencies = module.exports = function (options, callback) {
 
     client.get(name, function (err, system) {
       if (err) {
-        return next(err)
+        return next(new Error('Error fetching ' + name + ': ' + err.message.replace(/Error /, '')));
       }
 
       var versions = Object.keys(system.versions),
diff --git a/lib/remote-dependencies.js b/lib/remote-dependencies.js
index fd6be6b..b10e16a 100644
--- a/lib/remote-dependencies.js
+++ b/lib/remote-dependencies.js
@@ -200,8 +200,12 @@ exports.verifyRunlist = function (options, callback) {
       return !config[name];
     });
 
-    return missing.length
-      ? callback(new Error('Missing remoteDependencies: ' + missing.join(', ')))
-      : callback(null, satisfying);
+    if (missing.length) {
+      err = new Error('Missing remoteDependencies: ' + missing.join(', '));
+      err.missing = missing;
+      return callback(err);
+    }
+
+    callback(null, satisfying);
   });
 };
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