diff --git a/.changeset/quick-seals-teach.md b/.changeset/quick-seals-teach.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6af2f1df7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quick-seals-teach.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-medusa-app": patch
+---
+
+feat(create-medusa-app): print error message for failed database connection
diff --git a/packages/create-medusa-app/src/utils/create-db.ts b/packages/create-medusa-app/src/utils/create-db.ts
index 745cbe387d..f07a29a74f 100644
--- a/packages/create-medusa-app/src/utils/create-db.ts
+++ b/packages/create-medusa-app/src/utils/create-db.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async function getForDbName(dbName: string): Promise<{
       })
     } catch (e) {
       logMessage({
-        message: `Couldn't connect to PostgreSQL. Make sure you have PostgreSQL installed and the credentials you provided are correct.${EOL}${EOL}You can learn how to install PostgreSQL here: https://docs.medusajs.com/development/backend/prepare-environment?os=${getCurrentOs()}#postgresql${EOL}${EOL}If you keep running into this issue despite having PostgreSQL installed, please check out our troubleshooting guidelines: https://docs.medusajs.com/troubleshooting/database-error`,
+        message: `Couldn't connect to PostgreSQL because of the following error: ${e}.${EOL}${EOL}Make sure you have PostgreSQL installed and the credentials you provided are correct.${EOL}${EOL}You can learn how to install PostgreSQL here: https://docs.medusajs.com/development/backend/prepare-environment?os=${getCurrentOs()}#postgresql${EOL}${EOL}If you keep running into this issue despite having PostgreSQL installed, please check out our troubleshooting guidelines: https://docs.medusajs.com/troubleshooting/database-error`,
         type: "error",
       })
     }