diff --git a/src/processor.ts b/src/processor.ts
index a90c301..85ccd6a 100644
--- a/src/processor.ts
+++ b/src/processor.ts
@@ -63,21 +63,25 @@ export async function processor(baseDirOrOptions: string | ProcessorOptions, pat
 				file.disableParser();
 			}
 
-			const data = await file.read();
-
 			const filename = file.getFile().replace(options.baseDir + path.sep, '');
 
-			const processorResponse = await options.processorFunction(data.data, filename);
+			try {
+				const data = await file.read();
 
-			if (data.type === DataType.String && processorResponse === undefined) {
-				throw new Error('When working with data as a string - the processor function must return data (or null)');
-			}
+				const processorResponse = await options.processorFunction(data.data, filename);
 
-			if (processorResponse !== undefined) {
-				data.data = processorResponse;
-			}
+				if (data.type === DataType.String && processorResponse === undefined) {
+					throw new Error('When working with data as a string - the processor function must return data (or null)');
+				}
 
-			await file.write();
+				if (processorResponse !== undefined) {
+					data.data = processorResponse;
+				}
+
+				await file.write();
+			} catch (fileEx) {
+				throw new Error('Failed to process: ' + filename + '. Error: ' + (fileEx.message || fileEx));
+			}
 
 			updatedFiles.push(filename);
 		}
diff --git a/test/proccessor.test.ts b/test/proccessor.test.ts
index 12a6526..93559f3 100644
--- a/test/proccessor.test.ts
+++ b/test/proccessor.test.ts
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ describe('processor', () => {
 		const mockProcessor = jest.fn((data: any, filename: string) => { data.replace('value', 'not-returned') });
 
 		return expect(processor(folderPath, '**/*.txt',  mockProcessor, ProcessorDataFormat.String))
-			.rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: When working with data as a string - the processor function must return data (or null)');
+			.rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: Failed to process: ' + path.join('folder1', 'foldera', 'text-file.txt') + '. Error: When working with data as a string - the processor function must return data (or null)');
 	});
 
 	it('string processor function returns null which is ok and will legitimately empty a file', async () => {
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ describe('processor', () => {
 				// tslint:disable-next-line:no-string-throw
 				throw "THROW";
 			}, ProcessorDataFormat.String)
-		).rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: THROW');
+		).rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: Failed to process: ' + path.join('folder1', 'foldera', 'text-file.txt') + '. Error: THROW');
 	});
 
 	it('processing function throws an error (object) - error is caught and processor rejects', () => {
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ describe('processor', () => {
 			processor(folderPath, '**/*.txt',  (data: any, filename: string) => {
 				throw new Error("THROW");
 			}, ProcessorDataFormat.String)
-		).rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: THROW');
+		).rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: Failed to process: ' + path.join('folder1', 'foldera', 'text-file.txt') + '. Error: THROW');
 	});
 
 	it('processing async function rejects (string) - error is caught and processor rejects', () => {
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ describe('processor', () => {
 
 		return expect(
 			processor(folderPath, '**/*.txt', async (data: any, filename: string) => Promise.reject('REJECT'), ProcessorDataFormat.String)
-		).rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: REJECT');
+		).rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: Failed to process: ' + path.join('folder1', 'foldera', 'text-file.txt') + '. Error: REJECT');
 	});
 
 	it('processing async function rejects (object) - error is caught and processor rejects', () => {
@@ -552,6 +552,6 @@ describe('processor', () => {
 
 		return expect(
 			processor(folderPath, '**/*.txt', async (data: any, filename: string) => Promise.reject(new Error('REJECT')), ProcessorDataFormat.String)
-		).rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: REJECT');
+		).rejects.toEqual('Metadata processor failed: Failed to process: ' + path.join('folder1', 'foldera', 'text-file.txt') + '. Error: REJECT');
 	});
 });
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