diff --git a/cmd/manager/manager.go b/cmd/manager/manager.go
index 80debc5c..b81515d5 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/manager.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/manager.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func SetTransportHandlers(name string, handlerBlocks []struct {
 
 		err = h.Config(configBlob)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed configuring handler plugin '%s'", block.Name)
 		}
 
 		handlers[name] = append(handlers[name], h)