diff --git a/nav2_msgs/msg/MissedWaypoint.msg b/nav2_msgs/msg/MissedWaypoint.msg
index 44b2dc3b9cc..46846a22125 100644
--- a/nav2_msgs/msg/MissedWaypoint.msg
+++ b/nav2_msgs/msg/MissedWaypoint.msg
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 uint32 index
 geometry_msgs/PoseStamped goal
 uint16 error_code
+string error_msg