diff --git a/src/patcherex2/components/assemblers/keystone.py b/src/patcherex2/components/assemblers/keystone.py
index 46ac6a1..356b381 100644
--- a/src/patcherex2/components/assemblers/keystone.py
+++ b/src/patcherex2/components/assemblers/keystone.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ def __init__(self, p, arch: int, mode: int) -> None:
         self.ks = keystone.Ks(arch, mode)
 
     def _assemble(self, code: str, base=0, **kwargs) -> bytes:
-        binary, _ = self.ks.asm(code, base)
-        logger.debug(f"Assembled bytes: {bytes(binary)}")
-        return bytes(binary)
+        try:
+            binary, _ = self.ks.asm(code, base)
+            logger.debug(f"Assembled bytes: {bytes(binary)}")
+            return bytes(binary)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise Exception(
+                f'Failed to assemble: """\n{code}\n"""\nat base: {hex(base)}'
+            ) from e
diff --git a/src/patcherex2/components/assemblers/keystone_arm.py b/src/patcherex2/components/assemblers/keystone_arm.py
index bfef22f..c21ede2 100644
--- a/src/patcherex2/components/assemblers/keystone_arm.py
+++ b/src/patcherex2/components/assemblers/keystone_arm.py
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ def __init__(self, p) -> None:
         )
 
     def _assemble(self, code: str, base=0, is_thumb=False) -> bytes:
-        ks = self.ks_thumb if is_thumb else self.ks_arm
-        binary, _ = ks.asm(code, base)
-        logger.debug(f"Assembled bytes: {bytes(binary)}")
-        return bytes(binary)
+        try:
+            ks = self.ks_thumb if is_thumb else self.ks_arm
+            binary, _ = ks.asm(code, base)
+            logger.debug(f"Assembled bytes: {bytes(binary)}")
+            return bytes(binary)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise Exception(
+                f'Failed to assemble: """\n{code}\n"""\nat base: {hex(base)}'
+            ) from e