diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 661e7ae..6148044 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.3
+1.7.4-dev
diff --git a/internal/pkg/commands/events.go b/internal/pkg/commands/events.go
index 76d4dbf..cc149d6 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/commands/events.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/commands/events.go
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 
 		hw, err := client.GetOffset("voltha.events", partitions[0], sarama.OffsetNewest)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Error in consume() getting highwater: Topic %v Partitions: %v", topic, partitions)
+			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Error in consume() getting highwater: Topic %v Partitions: %v (%s)", topic, partitions, err)
 		}
 		highwater[topic] = hw