diff --git a/cmd/micro/command.go b/cmd/micro/command.go
index 4adb6948..9282d7bd 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/command.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/command.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func DefaultCommands() map[string]StrCommand {
 	}
 }
 
-// InstallPlugin installs the given plugin by exact name match
+// PluginCmd installs, removes, updates, lists, or searches for given plugins
 func PluginCmd(args []string) {
 	if len(args) >= 1 {
 		switch args[0] {
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ func PluginCmd(args []string) {
 				pp := GetAllPluginPackages().Get(plugin)
 				if pp == nil {
 					messenger.Error("Unknown plugin \"" + plugin + "\"")
-				} else if !pp.IsInstallable() {
-					messenger.Error("Plugin \"" + plugin + "\" can not be installed.")
+				} else if err := pp.IsInstallable(); err != nil {
+					messenger.Error("Error installing ", plugin, ": ", err)
 				} else {
 					pp.Install()
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/micro/pluginmanager.go b/cmd/micro/pluginmanager.go
index c2f87b26..6f6be455 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/pluginmanager.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/pluginmanager.go
@@ -298,13 +298,13 @@ func (pp PluginPackage) Match(text string) bool {
 }
 
 // IsInstallable returns true if the package can be installed.
-func (pp PluginPackage) IsInstallable() bool {
+func (pp PluginPackage) IsInstallable() error {
 	_, err := GetAllPluginPackages().Resolve(GetInstalledVersions(true), PluginDependencies{
 		&PluginDependency{
 			Name:  pp.Name,
 			Range: semver.Range(func(v semver.Version) bool { return true }),
 		}})
-	return err == nil
+	return err
 }
 
 // SearchPlugin retrieves a list of all PluginPackages which match the given search text and
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ pluginLoop:
 			}
 		}
 
-		if pp.IsInstallable() {
+		if err := pp.IsInstallable(); err == nil {
 			plugins = append(plugins, pp)
 		}
 	}