diff --git a/extensions/grunt/src/main.ts b/extensions/grunt/src/main.ts
index 171ca955342..d08e845c1ba 100644
--- a/extensions/grunt/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/grunt/src/main.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class FolderDetector {
 			if (err.stdout) {
 				channel.appendLine(err.stdout);
 			}
-			channel.appendLine(localize('execFailed', 'Auto detecting Grunt failed with error: {0}', err.error ? err.error.toString() : 'unknown'));
+			channel.appendLine(localize('execFailed', 'Auto detecting Grunt for folder {0} failed with error: {1}', this.workspaceFolder.name, err.error ? err.error.toString() : 'unknown'));
 			channel.show(true);
 			return emptyTasks;
 		}
diff --git a/extensions/gulp/src/main.ts b/extensions/gulp/src/main.ts
index 38e7a09b996..cde1116d3ef 100644
--- a/extensions/gulp/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/gulp/src/main.ts
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class FolderDetector {
 			if (err.stdout) {
 				channel.appendLine(err.stdout);
 			}
-			channel.appendLine(localize('execFailed', 'Auto detecting gulp failed with error: {0}', err.error ? err.error.toString() : 'unknown'));
+			channel.appendLine(localize('execFailed', 'Auto detecting gulp for folder {0} failed with error: {1}', this.workspaceFolder.name, err.error ? err.error.toString() : 'unknown'));
 			channel.show(true);
 			return emptyTasks;
 		}
diff --git a/extensions/jake/src/main.ts b/extensions/jake/src/main.ts
index 31f0b8ff32a..0a2032c970c 100644
--- a/extensions/jake/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/jake/src/main.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function isTestTask(name: string): boolean {
 let _channel: vscode.OutputChannel;
 function getOutputChannel(): vscode.OutputChannel {
 	if (!_channel) {
-		_channel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Gulp Auto Detection');
+		_channel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel('Jake Auto Detection');
 	}
 	return _channel;
 }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class FolderDetector {
 			if (err.stdout) {
 				channel.appendLine(err.stdout);
 			}
-			channel.appendLine(localize('execFailed', 'Auto detecting Jake failed with error: {0}', err.error ? err.error.toString() : 'unknown'));
+			channel.appendLine(localize('execFailed', 'Auto detecting Jake for folder {0} failed with error: {1}', this.workspaceFolder.name, err.error ? err.error.toString() : 'unknown'));
 			channel.show(true);
 			return emptyTasks;
 		}