diff --git a/changelog/817.bugfix.rst b/changelog/817.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5abcc059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/817.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generalize ``--verbose`` suggestion when an upload fails.
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index cbcba7d5..07965d54 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -285,12 +285,7 @@ def test_check_status_code_for_missing_status_code(
     if verbose:
         assert captured.out.count("Content received from server:\nForbidden\n") == 1
     else:
-        assert (
-            captured.out.count(
-                "For more details, retry the upload with the --verbose option.\n"
-            )
-            == 1
-        )
+        assert captured.out.count("--verbose option") == 1
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/twine/utils.py b/twine/utils.py
index 0378f40e..6256ee0a 100644
--- a/twine/utils.py
+++ b/twine/utils.py
@@ -197,12 +197,15 @@ def check_status_code(response: requests.Response, verbose: bool) -> None:
     try:
         response.raise_for_status()
     except requests.HTTPError as err:
+        if not verbose:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Error during upload. "
+                "Retry with the --verbose option for more details."
+            )
+
         if response.text:
             logger.info("Content received from server:\n{}".format(response.text))
-            if not verbose:
-                logger.warning(
-                    "For more details, retry the upload with the --verbose option."
-                )
+
         raise err