diff --git a/cmd/getConfig.go b/cmd/getConfig.go
index c37614b68..277daf99e 100644
--- a/cmd/getConfig.go
+++ b/cmd/getConfig.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/SAP/jenkins-library/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/SAP/jenkins-library/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -28,8 +29,16 @@ func ConfigCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var createConfigCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "getConfig",
 		Short: "Loads the project 'Piper' configuration respecting defaults and parameters.",
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-			return generateConfig()
+		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			path, _ := os.Getwd()
+			fatalHook := &log.FatalHook{CorrelationID: GeneralConfig.CorrelationID, Path: path}
+			log.RegisterHook(fatalHook)
+		},
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+			err := generateConfig()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Entry().WithField("category", "config").WithError(err).Fatal("failed to retrieve configuration")
+			}
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/getConfig_test.go b/cmd/getConfig_test.go
index 0ec319884..a97c8b905 100644
--- a/cmd/getConfig_test.go
+++ b/cmd/getConfig_test.go
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ func TestConfigCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Run", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("Success case", func(t *testing.T) {
 			configOptions.openFile = configOpenFileMock
-			err := cmd.RunE(cmd, []string{})
-			assert.NoError(t, err, "error occured but none expected")
+			cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
 		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/test/groovy/PiperExecuteBinTest.groovy b/test/groovy/PiperExecuteBinTest.groovy
index 9050bb563..f43d43816 100644
--- a/test/groovy/PiperExecuteBinTest.groovy
+++ b/test/groovy/PiperExecuteBinTest.groovy
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class PiperExecuteBinTest extends BasePiperTest {
         helper.registerAllowedMethod('sh', [String.class], {s -> throw new AbortException('exit code 1')})
 
         exception.expect(AbortException)
-        exception.expectMessage("[noDetailsStep] Step execution failed. Error: hudson.AbortException: exit code 1")
+        exception.expectMessage("[noDetailsStep] Step execution failed. Error: hudson.AbortException: exit code 1, please see log file for more details.")
 
         stepRule.step.piperExecuteBin(
             [
diff --git a/vars/piperExecuteBin.groovy b/vars/piperExecuteBin.groovy
index b4fc240a8..71c8e64c5 100644
--- a/vars/piperExecuteBin.groovy
+++ b/vars/piperExecuteBin.groovy
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ void call(Map parameters = [:], stepName, metadataFile, List credentialInfo, fai
             echo "PIPER_parametersJSON: ${groovy.json.JsonOutput.toJson(stepParameters)}"
 
             // get context configuration
-            Map config = readJSON(text: sh(returnStdout: true, script: "${piperGoPath} getConfig --contextConfig --stepMetadata '.pipeline/tmp/${metadataFile}'${defaultConfigArgs}${customConfigArg}"))
-            echo "Context Config: ${config}"
+            Map config
+            handleErrorDetails(stepName) {
+                config = readJSON(text: sh(returnStdout: true, script: "${piperGoPath} getConfig --contextConfig --stepMetadata '.pipeline/tmp/${metadataFile}'${defaultConfigArgs}${customConfigArg}"))
+                echo "Context Config: ${config}"
+            }
 
             dockerWrapper(script, config) {
                 handleErrorDetails(stepName) {
@@ -170,6 +173,6 @@ void handleErrorDetails(String stepName, Closure body) {
             }
             error "[${stepName}] Step execution failed${errorCategory}. Error: ${errorDetails.error?:errorDetails.message}"
         }
-        error "[${stepName}] Step execution failed. Error: ${ex}"
+        error "[${stepName}] Step execution failed. Error: ${ex}, please see log file for more details."
     }
 }