diff --git a/badges/classes/backpack_api2p1.php b/badges/classes/backpack_api2p1.php
index fe85d9a1d39..f3829089252 100644
--- a/badges/classes/backpack_api2p1.php
+++ b/badges/classes/backpack_api2p1.php
@@ -272,8 +272,34 @@ class backpack_api2p1 {
             $msg['status'] = \core\output\notification::NOTIFY_SUCCESS;
             $msg['message'] = get_string('addedtobackpack', 'badges');
         } else {
+            if ($response) {
+                // Although the specification defines that status error is a string, some providers, like Badgr, are wrongly
+                // returning an array. It has been reported, but adding these extra checks doesn't hurt, just in case.
+                if (
+                    property_exists($response, 'status') &&
+                    is_object($response->status) &&
+                    property_exists($response->status, 'error')
+                ) {
+                    $statuserror = $response->status->error;
+                    if (is_array($statuserror)) {
+                        $statuserror = implode($statuserror);
+                    }
+                } else if (property_exists($response, 'error')) {
+                    $statuserror = $response->error;
+                    if (property_exists($response, 'message')) {
+                        $statuserror .= '. Message: ' . $response->message;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                $statuserror = 'Empty response';
+            }
+            $data = [
+                'badgename' => $data['assertion']['badge']['name'],
+                'error' => $statuserror,
+            ];
+
             $msg['status'] = \core\output\notification::NOTIFY_ERROR;
-            $msg['message'] = get_string('backpackexporterror', 'badges', $data['assertion']['badge']['name']);
+            $msg['message'] = get_string('backpackexporterrorwithinfo', 'badges', $data);
         }
         return $msg;
     }
diff --git a/lang/en/badges.php b/lang/en/badges.php
index ef2d17ea0a2..b42b0484161 100644
--- a/lang/en/badges.php
+++ b/lang/en/badges.php
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ $string['backpackemailverifypending'] = 'A verification email has been sent to <
 $string['backpackemailverifysuccess'] = 'Thanks for verifying your email address. You are now connected to your backpack.';
 $string['backpackemailverifytokenmismatch'] = 'The token in the link you clicked does not match the stored token. Make sure you clicked the link in most recent email you received.';
 $string['backpackexporterror'] = 'Can\'t export the badge to backpack';
+$string['backpackexporterrorwithinfo'] = 'Can\'t export the badge "{$a->badgename}" to backpack. Error: {$a->error}';
 $string['backpackimport'] = 'Badge import settings';
 $string['backpackimport_help'] = 'After the backpack connection is successfully established, badges from your backpack can be displayed on your badges page and your profile page.