diff --git a/errhandl.bash b/errhandl.bash
index 816b432..3e4d18b 100644
--- a/errhandl.bash
+++ b/errhandl.bash
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 # Don't want subsequent commands to run after nonzero exit?  Wrappy in happy!
-happy() { $@ || exit $?; }
+unhappy_ending() {
+  stat=$1; shift
+  (echo "Error while running: \"$@\"" >&2)
+  exit $stat
+}
+happy() { $@ || unhappy_ending $? $@; }