diff --git a/backend/includes/Database.php b/backend/includes/Database.php
index 1bcaa08..5c81dc3 100644
--- a/backend/includes/Database.php
+++ b/backend/includes/Database.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Database
         } catch (PDOException $e) {
             error_log('Database connection failed: ' . $e->getMessage());
             http_response_code(500);
-            echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'database_error']);
+            echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'message' => 'database_error', 'details' => $e->getMessage(), 'db_host' => DB_HOST, 'db_user' => DB_USER]);
             exit;
         }
     }