diff --git a/plugins/3MFWriter/ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter.py b/plugins/3MFWriter/ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter.py
index 1bc1432b67..89df2eb4f6 100644
--- a/plugins/3MFWriter/ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter.py
+++ b/plugins/3MFWriter/ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ThreeMFWorkspaceWriter(WorkspaceWriter):
             Logger.error("No permission to write workspace to this stream.")
             return False
         except EnvironmentError as e:
-            self.setInformation(catalog.i18nc("@error:zip", "The operating system does not allow saving a project file to this location or with this file name."))
+            self.setInformation(catalog.i18nc("@error:zip", str(e)))
             Logger.error("EnvironmentError when writing workspace to this stream: {err}".format(err = str(e)))
             return False
         mesh_writer.setStoreArchive(False)