diff --git a/dist/cli/index.js b/dist/cli/index.js
index 4873d1c..6a4e665 100755
--- a/dist/cli/index.js
+++ b/dist/cli/index.js
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ class GitHubClient {
             body: backport.body,
         });
         if (!data) {
-            throw new Error("Pull request creation failed");
+            throw new Error("Pull request creation failed :(");
         }
         const promises = [];
         if (backport.labels.length > 0) {
diff --git a/dist/gha/index.js b/dist/gha/index.js
index cf28269..60f1250 100755
--- a/dist/gha/index.js
+++ b/dist/gha/index.js
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ class GitHubClient {
             body: backport.body,
         });
         if (!data) {
-            throw new Error("Pull request creation failed");
+            throw new Error("Pull request creation failed :(");
         }
         const promises = [];
         if (backport.labels.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/service/git/github/github-client.ts b/src/service/git/github/github-client.ts
index 0da22df..51ae99c 100644
--- a/src/service/git/github/github-client.ts
+++ b/src/service/git/github/github-client.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default class GitHubClient implements GitClient {
     });
 
     if (!data) {
-      throw new Error("Pull request creation failed");
+      throw new Error("Pull request creation failed :(");
     }
 
     const promises = [];