diff --git a/.changeset/lazy-badgers-rule.md b/.changeset/lazy-badgers-rule.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..748b9dbadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lazy-badgers-rule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-tech-insights-backend-module-jsonfc': patch
+---
+
+Surface the cause of the json rules engine
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights-backend-module-jsonfc/src/service/JsonRulesEngineFactChecker.ts b/plugins/tech-insights-backend-module-jsonfc/src/service/JsonRulesEngineFactChecker.ts
index 8866b5badb..e29494be8b 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights-backend-module-jsonfc/src/service/JsonRulesEngineFactChecker.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights-backend-module-jsonfc/src/service/JsonRulesEngineFactChecker.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ export class JsonRulesEngineFactChecker
       );
     } catch (e) {
       if (isError(e)) {
-        throw new Error(`Failed to run rules engine, ${e.message}`);
+        throw new Error(`Failed to run rules engine, ${e.message}`, {
+          cause: e,
+        });
       }
       throw e;
     }