diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
index 1d778858d2..199f2aa025 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/net_tools/basics/uri.py
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ def main():
         u_content = to_text(content, encoding=content_encoding)
 
     if resp['status'] not in status_code:
-        uresp['msg'] = 'Status code was not %s: %s' % (status_code, uresp.get('msg', ''))
+        uresp['msg'] = 'Status code was %s and not %s: %s' % (resp['status'], status_code, uresp.get('msg', ''))
         module.fail_json(content=u_content, **uresp)
     elif return_content:
         module.exit_json(changed=changed, content=u_content, **uresp)