diff --git a/src/helpers.js b/src/helpers.js
index f27b091..a37de19 100644
--- a/src/helpers.js
+++ b/src/helpers.js
@@ -24,10 +24,23 @@ function reduceError (error = {}) {
   const response = error.response
   if (response) {
     if (response.status && response.statusText && response.body) {
-      return `${response.status} - ${response.statusText} (${JSON.stringify(response.body)})`
+      const allowedHeaders = ['x-request-id'] // update as needed
+      let msg = `${response.status} - ${response.statusText} (${JSON.stringify(response.body)})`
+      let headersMsg = ' - Headers: [ '
+      if (response.headers && Object.keys(response.headers).length > 0) {
+        const headerParts = allowedHeaders
+          .filter(header => response.headers[header])
+          .map(header => `${header}=${response.headers[header]}`)
+        headersMsg += headerParts.join('; ')
+      }
+      headersMsg += ' ]'
+      if (headersMsg !== ' - Headers: [  ]') {
+        msg += headersMsg
+      }
+
+      return msg
     }
   }
-
   return error
 }
 
diff --git a/test/helpers.test.js b/test/helpers.test.js
index 570948d..b318524 100644
--- a/test/helpers.test.js
+++ b/test/helpers.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,45 @@ test('reduceError', () => {
     }
   }
   expect(helpers.reduceError(expectedError)).toEqual("500 - Something went gang aft agley. ({\"error_code\":500101,\"message\":\"I'm giving it all I got, cap'n\"})")
+
+  const expectedErrorWithHeaders = {
+    response: {
+      status: 418,
+      statusText: 'Tried making coffee in a teapot!',
+      body: {
+        error_code: 418001,
+        message: 'Reinstall beans and try again.'
+      },
+      headers: { 'x-coffee-error': 'true', 'x-request-id': 'uuid-abc-def-ghi-123' }
+    }
+  }
+  expect(helpers.reduceError(expectedErrorWithHeaders)).toEqual('418 - Tried making coffee in a teapot! ({"error_code":418001,"message":"Reinstall beans and try again."}) - Headers: [ x-request-id=uuid-abc-def-ghi-123 ]')
+
+  const expectedErrorWithNoRelevantHeaders = {
+    response: {
+      status: 418,
+      statusText: 'Tried making coffee in a teapot!',
+      body: {
+        error_code: 418001,
+        message: 'Reinstall beans and try again.'
+      },
+      headers: { 'x-coffee-error': 'true' }
+    }
+  }
+  expect(helpers.reduceError(expectedErrorWithNoRelevantHeaders)).toEqual('418 - Tried making coffee in a teapot! ({"error_code":418001,"message":"Reinstall beans and try again."})')
+
+  const expectedErrorWithEmptyHeaders = {
+    response: {
+      status: 418,
+      statusText: 'Tried making coffee in a teapot!',
+      body: {
+        error_code: 418001,
+        message: 'Reinstall beans and try again.'
+      },
+      headers: { }
+    }
+  }
+  expect(helpers.reduceError(expectedErrorWithEmptyHeaders)).toEqual('418 - Tried making coffee in a teapot! ({"error_code":418001,"message":"Reinstall beans and try again."})')
 })
 
 describe('createRequestOptions', () => {