diff --git a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
index 77aadab171b383651f91e9672d04e7781873299a..87757443f103e19f8809f4b906805ab539fcc4af 100644
--- a/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
+++ b/src/kit/taosdemo/taosdemo.c
@@ -3857,8 +3857,8 @@ static int getChildNameOfSuperTableWithLimitAndOffset(TAOS * taos,
     if (code != 0) {
         taos_free_result(res);
         taos_close(taos);
-        errorPrint2("%s() LN%d, failed to run command %s\n",
-                __func__, __LINE__, command);
+        errorPrint2("%s() LN%d, failed to run command %s, reason: %s\n",
+                __func__, __LINE__, command, taos_errstr(res));
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
@@ -3937,7 +3937,7 @@ static int getSuperTableFromServer(TAOS * taos, char* dbName,
     res = taos_query(taos, command);
     int32_t code = taos_errno(res);
     if (code != 0) {
-        printf("failed to run command %s\n", command);
+        printf("failed to run command %s, reason: %s\n", command, taos_errstr(res));
         taos_free_result(res);
         return -1;
     }