diff --git a/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.cpp b/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.cpp
index 9b3055671..fa467c08b 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.cpp
@@ -82,37 +82,7 @@ ProcessJob::exec()
                          QString(),
                          m_timeoutSec );
 
-    if ( ec == 0 )
-        return JobResult::ok();
-
-    if ( ec == -1 ) //Crash!
-        return JobResult::error( tr( "External command crashed" ),
-                                 tr( "Command %1 crashed.\nOutput:\n%2" )
-                                        .arg( m_command )
-                                        .arg( output ) );
-
-    if ( ec == -2 )
-        return JobResult::error( tr( "External command failed to start" ),
-                                 tr( "Command %1 failed to start." )
-                                    .arg( m_command ) );
-
-    if ( ec == -3 )
-        return JobResult::error( tr( "Internal error when starting command" ),
-                                 tr( "Bad parameters for process job call." ) );
-
-    if ( ec == -4 )
-        return JobResult::error( tr( "External command failed to finish" ),
-                                 tr( "Command %1 failed to finish in %2s.\nOutput:\n%3" )
-                                    .arg( m_command )
-                                    .arg( m_timeoutSec )
-                                    .arg( output ) );
-
-    //Any other exit code
-    return JobResult::error( tr( "External command finished with errors" ),
-                             tr( "Command %1 finished with exit code %2.\nOutput:\n%3" )
-                                .arg( m_command )
-                                .arg( ec )
-                                .arg( output ) );
+    return explainProcess( ec, m_command, output, m_timeoutSec );
 }
 
 
@@ -175,4 +145,40 @@ ProcessJob::callOutput( const QString& command,
 }
 
 
+JobResult
+ProcessJob::explainProcess( int ec, const QString& command, const QString& output, int timeout )
+{
+    if ( ec == 0 )
+        return JobResult::ok();
+
+    if ( ec == -1 ) //Crash!
+        return JobResult::error( tr( "External command crashed" ),
+                                 tr( "Command %1 crashed.\nOutput:\n%2" )
+                                        .arg( command )
+                                        .arg( output ) );
+
+    if ( ec == -2 )
+        return JobResult::error( tr( "External command failed to start" ),
+                                 tr( "Command %1 failed to start." )
+                                    .arg( command ) );
+
+    if ( ec == -3 )
+        return JobResult::error( tr( "Internal error when starting command" ),
+                                 tr( "Bad parameters for process job call." ) );
+
+    if ( ec == -4 )
+        return JobResult::error( tr( "External command failed to finish" ),
+                                 tr( "Command %1 failed to finish in %2s.\nOutput:\n%3" )
+                                    .arg( command )
+                                    .arg( timeout )
+                                    .arg( output ) );
+
+    //Any other exit code
+    return JobResult::error( tr( "External command finished with errors" ),
+                             tr( "Command %1 finished with exit code %2.\nOutput:\n%3" )
+                                .arg( command )
+                                .arg( ec )
+                                .arg( output ) );
+}
+
 } // namespace Calamares
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.h b/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.h
index 59a532023..a18bd1e3b 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/ProcessJob.h
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ public:
     QString prettyStatusMessage() const override;
     JobResult exec() override;
 
+protected:
+    /** @brief Explain a typical external process failure. */
+    static JobResult explainProcess( int errorCode, const QString& command, const QString& output, int timeout );
+
 private:
     int callOutput( const QString& command,
                     QString& output,