diff --git a/lib/screen-recorder/common.rb b/lib/screen-recorder/common.rb
index 5e10475..8d215dd 100644
--- a/lib/screen-recorder/common.rb
+++ b/lib/screen-recorder/common.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ def start_ffmpeg
       process = execute_command(ffmpeg_command, options.log)
       sleep(1.5) # Takes ~1.5s to initialize ffmpeg
       # Check if it exited unexpectedly
-      raise FFMPEG::Error, "Failed to start ffmpeg. Reason: #{lines_from_log(:last, 2)}" if process.exited?
+      if process.exited?
+        raise FFMPEG::Error,
+              "Failed to start command: #{ffmpeg_command}.\nReason: #{lines_from_log(:last, 10)}"
+      end
 
       process
     end