diff -r b6b783c2b362 -r 20185d4dacbb libpurple/protocols/msn/session.c
--- a/libpurple/protocols/msn/session.c	Tue Nov 11 00:35:48 2014 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/msn/session.c	Wed Nov 12 02:37:37 2014 -0500
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@
 			break;
 		case MSN_ERROR_BAD_BLIST:
 			reason = PURPLE_CONNECTION_ERROR_NETWORK_ERROR;
-			msg = g_strdup(_("Your MSN buddy list is temporarily "
-							 "unavailable. Please wait and try "
-							 "again."));
+			msg = g_strdup_printf(_("Your MSN buddy list is temporarily "
+			                        "unavailable: %s"),
+			                      (info == NULL) ? _("Unknorn error") : info);
 			break;
 		default:
 			reason = PURPLE_CONNECTION_ERROR_NETWORK_ERROR;