1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index 4eefe01852..f1e8450b12 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ServerCommunicator():
                 if self.connection.poll(.5):
                     return self.connection.recv()
                 else:
-                    return None
+                    return None, "Timeout while attempting to communicate with bitbake server"
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 pass