diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_CommandLine.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_CommandLine.cpp
index 475518f257..7a7da5fc59 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_CommandLine.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/jucer_CommandLine.cpp
@@ -776,11 +776,15 @@ namespace
 
         PIPGenerator generator (pipFile, outputDir);
 
-        if (! generator.createJucerFile())
-            throw CommandLineError ("Failed to create .jucer file in " + outputDir.getFullPathName()+ ".");
+        auto createJucerFileResult = generator.createJucerFile();
 
-        if (! generator.createMainCpp())
-            throw CommandLineError ("Failed to create Main.cpp.");
+        if (! createJucerFileResult)
+            throw CommandLineError (createJucerFileResult.getErrorMessage());
+
+        auto createMainCppResult = generator.createMainCpp();
+
+        if (! createMainCppResult)
+            throw CommandLineError (createMainCppResult.getErrorMessage());
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.cpp
index cf2dcb801c..882d5974ea 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.cpp
@@ -142,20 +142,20 @@ Result PIPGenerator::createJucerFile()
 
     if (xml->writeToFile (outputFile, {}))
         return Result::ok();
-    else
-        return Result::fail ("Failed to create .jucer file in " + outputDirectory.getFullPathName()+ ".");
+
+    return Result::fail ("Failed to create .jucer file in " + outputDirectory.getFullPathName());
 }
 
-bool PIPGenerator::createMainCpp()
+Result PIPGenerator::createMainCpp()
 {
     auto outputFile = outputDirectory.getChildFile ("Source").getChildFile ("Main.cpp");
 
     if (! outputFile.existsAsFile() && (outputFile.create() != Result::ok()))
-        return false;
+        return Result::fail ("Failed to create Main.cpp - " + outputFile.getFullPathName());
 
     outputFile.replaceWithText (getMainFileTextForType());
 
-    return true;
+    return Result::ok();
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.h
index 2502ff8536..ac3608489b 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/PIPs/jucer_PIPGenerator.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 
     //==============================================================================
     Result createJucerFile();
-    bool createMainCpp();
+    Result createMainCpp();
 
 private:
     //==============================================================================