diff --git a/setup/so-setup b/setup/so-setup
index 8ee236bf1..4260f813e 100755
--- a/setup/so-setup
+++ b/setup/so-setup
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ if [[ -f /root/accept_changes ]]; then
 
 	# Move last setup log to backup
 	mv "$setup_log" "$setup_log.bak"
+	mv "$error_log" "$error_log.bak"
 fi
 
 # Begin Installation pre-processing
@@ -72,14 +73,6 @@ analyze_system
 automated=no
 function progress() {
 	local title='Security Onion Install'
-	if grep -q -E "ERROR|Result: False" $setup_log || [[ -s /var/spool/mail/root ]]; then
-		if [[ -s /var/spool/mail/root ]]; then 
-			echo '[ ERROR ]  /var/spool/mail/root grew unexpectedly' >> $setup_log 2>&1
-		fi
-
-		export SO_ERROR=1
-		title="Error found, please check $setup_log"
-	fi
 
 	if [ $automated == no ]; then
 		whiptail --title "$title" --gauge 'Please wait while installing...' 6 60 0 # append to text
@@ -433,6 +426,7 @@ trap 'catch $LINENO' SIGUSR1
 
 catch() {
 	info "Fatal error occurred at $1 in so-setup, failing setup."
+	grep --color=never "ERROR" "$setup_log" > "$error_log"
 	whiptail_setup_failed
 	exit
 }
@@ -780,12 +774,18 @@ success=$(tail -10 $setup_log | grep Failed | awk '{ print $2}')
 if [[ $success != 0 ]]; then SO_ERROR=1; fi
 
 # Check entire setup log for errors or unexpected salt states and ensure cron jobs are not reporting errors to root's mailbox
-if grep -q -E "ERROR|Result: False" $setup_log || [[ -s /var/spool/mail/root && "$setup_type" == "iso" ]]; then SO_ERROR=1; fi
+if grep -q -E "ERROR|Result: False" $setup_log || [[ -s /var/spool/mail/root && "$setup_type" == "iso" ]]; then 
+	SO_ERROR=1
+
+	grep --color=never "ERROR" "$setup_log" > "$error_log"
+fi
 
 if [[ -n $SO_ERROR ]]; then 
 	echo "Errors detected during setup; skipping post-setup steps to allow for analysis of failures." >> $setup_log 2>&1
+
 	SKIP_REBOOT=1
 	whiptail_setup_failed
+
 else 
 	echo "Successfully completed setup! Continuing with post-installation steps" >> $setup_log 2>&1
 	{
diff --git a/setup/so-variables b/setup/so-variables
index 83b9b4325..2223fe106 100644
--- a/setup/so-variables
+++ b/setup/so-variables
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export node_es_port
 setup_log="/root/sosetup.log"
 export setup_log
 
+error_log="/root/errors.log"
+export error_log
+
 filesystem_root=$(df / | awk '$3 ~ /[0-9]+/ { print $2 * 1000 }')
 export filesystem_root
 
diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index 11d968910..444260907 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -1259,7 +1259,20 @@ whiptail_setup_failed() {
 
 	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
 
-	whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --msgbox "Install had a problem. Please see $setup_log for details. Press Ok to exit." 8 75
+	local check_err_msg
+	local height
+
+	[ -f "$error_log" ] && check_err_msg="A summary of errors can be found in $error_log.\n"
+
+	if [[ -n $check_err_msg ]]; then height=11; else height=10; fi
+
+	read -r -d '' message <<- EOM
+			Install had a problem. Please see $setup_log for details.\n
+			$check_err_msg
+			Press Ok to exit.
+		EOM
+
+	whiptail --title "Security Onion Setup" --msgbox "$message" $height 75
 }
 
 whiptail_shard_count() {