diff --git a/beetsplug/spotify.py b/beetsplug/spotify.py
index 7071e1c0c..b95546dd2 100644
--- a/beetsplug/spotify.py
+++ b/beetsplug/spotify.py
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ class SpotifyPlugin(MetadataSourcePlugin, BeetsPlugin):
                 time.sleep(int(seconds) + 1)
                 return self._handle_response(request_type, url, params=params)
             elif response.status_code == 404:
-                raise SpotifyAPIError("API Error {} for {} and params = {}".
-                                      format(response.status_code, url, params))
+                raise SpotifyAPIError("API Error: {}\nURL: {}\nparams: {}".
+                                      format(response.status_code, url,
+                                             params))
             else:
                 raise ui.UserError(
                     '{} API error:\n{}\nURL:\n{}\nparams:\n{}'.format(