diff --git a/skyvern/forge/agent.py b/skyvern/forge/agent.py
index 55f50c96c5..3a151986b4 100644
--- a/skyvern/forge/agent.py
+++ b/skyvern/forge/agent.py
@@ -1960,8 +1960,9 @@ async def handle_completed_step(
                 step=step,
                 page=page,
             )
-            if not failure_reason:
-                failure_reason = f"Max steps per task ({max_steps_per_run}) exceeded"
+            failure_reason = (
+                f"Reached the maximum steps ({max_steps_per_run}). Possible failure reasons: {failure_reason}"
+            )
 
             await self.update_task(
                 task,