diff --git a/snakemake_executor_plugin_slurm/__init__.py b/snakemake_executor_plugin_slurm/__init__.py
index d822ef8..64502de 100644
--- a/snakemake_executor_plugin_slurm/__init__.py
+++ b/snakemake_executor_plugin_slurm/__init__.py
@@ -366,9 +366,15 @@ def run_job(self, job: JobExecutorInterface):
                     process.returncode, call, output=err
                 )
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            raise WorkflowError(
-                f"SLURM sbatch failed. The error message was {e.output}"
+            self.report_job_error(
+                SubmittedJobInfo(job),
+                msg=(
+                    "SLURM sbatch failed. "
+                    f"The error message was '{e.output.strip()}'.\n"
+                    f"    sbatch call:\n        {call}\n"
+                ),
             )
+            return
         # any other error message indicating failure?
         if "submission failed" in err:
             raise WorkflowError(
@@ -445,7 +451,7 @@ async def check_active_jobs(
 
         # We use this sacct syntax for argument 'starttime' to keep it compatible
         # with slurm < 20.11
-        sacct_starttime = f"{datetime.now() - timedelta(days = 2):%Y-%m-%dT%H:00}"
+        sacct_starttime = f"{datetime.now() - timedelta(days=2):%Y-%m-%dT%H:00}"
         # previously we had
         # f"--starttime now-2days --endtime now --name {self.run_uuid}"
         # in line 218 - once v20.11 is definitively not in use any more,