diff --git a/schemas/org-create-sandbox.json b/schemas/org-create-sandbox.json
index 598a1d90..dc8581c8 100644
--- a/schemas/org-create-sandbox.json
+++ b/schemas/org-create-sandbox.json
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
         "SandboxUsername": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "Message": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "Id": {
           "type": "string"
         },
diff --git a/schemas/org-refresh-sandbox.json b/schemas/org-refresh-sandbox.json
index 598a1d90..dc8581c8 100644
--- a/schemas/org-refresh-sandbox.json
+++ b/schemas/org-refresh-sandbox.json
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
         "SandboxUsername": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "Message": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "Id": {
           "type": "string"
         },
diff --git a/schemas/org-resume-sandbox.json b/schemas/org-resume-sandbox.json
index 598a1d90..dc8581c8 100644
--- a/schemas/org-resume-sandbox.json
+++ b/schemas/org-resume-sandbox.json
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
         "SandboxUsername": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "Message": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "Id": {
           "type": "string"
         },
diff --git a/src/commands/org/resume/sandbox.ts b/src/commands/org/resume/sandbox.ts
index b3faf10e..ec982b09 100644
--- a/src/commands/org/resume/sandbox.ts
+++ b/src/commands/org/resume/sandbox.ts
@@ -162,17 +162,25 @@ export default class ResumeSandbox extends SandboxCommandBase<SandboxCommandResp
       });
       return this.getSandboxCommandResponse();
     } catch (err) {
+      const errMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+
       if (this.latestSandboxProgressObj && this.pollingTimeOut) {
         void lifecycle.emit(SandboxEvents.EVENT_ASYNC_RESULT, undefined);
         process.exitCode = 68;
-        return this.latestSandboxProgressObj;
+        const response = this.getSandboxCommandResponse();
+        response.Message = errMessage;
+        return response;
       } else if (
         this.latestSandboxProgressObj &&
         err instanceof SfError &&
-        err.name === 'SandboxCreateNotCompleteError'
+        ['SandboxCreateNotCompleteError', 'SandboxAuthNotCompleteError', 'SandboxAuthIncompleteError'].includes(
+          err.name
+        )
       ) {
         process.exitCode = 68;
-        return this.latestSandboxProgressObj;
+        const response = this.getSandboxCommandResponse();
+        response.Message = errMessage;
+        return response;
       }
       throw err;
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/sandboxCommandBase.ts b/src/shared/sandboxCommandBase.ts
index 1ac6e005..e9771aa5 100644
--- a/src/shared/sandboxCommandBase.ts
+++ b/src/shared/sandboxCommandBase.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const messages = Messages.loadMessages('@salesforce/plugin-org', 'sandboxbase');
 
 export type SandboxCommandResponse = SandboxProcessObject & {
   SandboxUsername?: string;
+  Message?: string;
 };
 
 export abstract class SandboxCommandBase<T> extends SfCommand<T> {
diff --git a/test/nut/sandboxResume.nut.ts b/test/nut/sandboxResume.nut.ts
index 7fa19972..2c86ec68 100644
--- a/test/nut/sandboxResume.nut.ts
+++ b/test/nut/sandboxResume.nut.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ describe('Sandbox Resume', () => {
 
     const result = await ResumeSandbox.run(['--name', sbxName, '-o', hubOrgUsername, '--json']);
 
-    expect(result).to.deep.equal(sbxProcess);
+    expect(result).to.include(sbxProcess);
+    expect(result.SandboxUsername).to.equal(`${hubOrgUsername}.${sbxName}`);
     expect(toolingQueryStub.calledOnce, 'toolingQueryStub').to.be.true;
 
     // check the sandbox cache entry
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ describe('Sandbox Resume', () => {
 
     const result = await ResumeSandbox.run(['--job-id', sbxProcess.Id, '-o', hubOrgUsername, '--json']);
 
-    expect(result).to.deep.equal(sbxProcess);
+    expect(result).to.include(sbxProcess);
+    expect(result.SandboxUsername).to.equal(`${hubOrgUsername}.${sbxName}`);
     expect(toolingQueryStub.calledOnce, 'toolingQueryStub').to.be.true;
 
     // check the sandbox cache entry