1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/utils/error_message.rb b/lib/gitlab/utils/error_message.rb
index e9c6f8a5847..72b69fb078f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/utils/error_message.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/utils/error_message.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ module Gitlab
     module ErrorMessage
       extend self
 
+      UF_ERROR_PREFIX = 'UF'
+
       def to_user_facing(message)
-        "UF: #{message}"
+        prefixed_error_message(message, UF_ERROR_PREFIX)
+      end
+
+      def prefixed_error_message(message, prefix)
+        "#{prefix}: #{message}"
       end
     end
   end