diff --git a/helpers.inc.php b/helpers.inc.php
index ba8274b..1f6ee69 100644
--- a/helpers.inc.php
+++ b/helpers.inc.php
@@ -1013,8 +1013,9 @@ function watch_running_process($pid, $log_file, $exit_matches = array(), $error_
   { 
     foreach($matches as $match)
     {
-      if(strpos($buffer, $match) !== false)
-        return true;
+      $match_idx = strpos($buffer, $match);
+      if($match_idx !== false)
+        return $match_idx;
     }
     return false;
   };
@@ -1042,18 +1043,22 @@ function watch_running_process($pid, $log_file, $exit_matches = array(), $error_
         echo $buffer;
 
       //log success condition
-      if($matches_any_fn($buffer, $exit_matches))
+      if($matches_any_fn($buffer, $exit_matches) !== false)
         break;
 
-      if($matches_any_fn($buffer, $noted_warnings))
+      if($matches_any_fn($buffer, $noted_warnings) !== false)
         $warnings_list[] = $buffer;
 
-      if($matches_any_fn($buffer, $error_matches))
+      $buffer_error_idx = $matches_any_fn($buffer, $error_matches);
+      if($buffer_error_idx !== false)
       {
-        if($matches_any_fn($buffer, $ignored_errors))
+        if($matches_any_fn($buffer, $ignored_errors) !== false)
           echo "Error in log file IGNORED\n";
         else
-          $throw_fn("Error condition in log file detected");
+          $throw_fn("Error condition in log file '$log_file' detected:\n****\n" . 
+            trim(substr($buffer, $buffer_error_idx, 300))
+            . "\n****\n"
+          );
       }
     }
     else if($process_gone)