diff --git a/.changeset/ios-script-download-error-message.md b/.changeset/ios-script-download-error-message.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc9c4cff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ios-script-download-error-message.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@callstack/repack": patch
+---
+
+Keep the original error message for iOS script download failures instead of surfacing "Unknown error from a native module".
diff --git a/packages/repack/ios/ScriptManager.mm b/packages/repack/ios/ScriptManager.mm
index 0a2909f6c..1dc10e696 100644
--- a/packages/repack/ios/ScriptManager.mm
+++ b/packages/repack/ios/ScriptManager.mm
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@ @interface RCTBridge (RCTTurboModule)
 static NSURLSession * (^_urlSessionFactory)(void) = nil;
 static NSURLSession *_cachedURLSession = nil;
 
+// NSURLError instances fill in localizedDescription but leave localizedFailureReason nil.
+// Passing a nil message to the reject block makes React Native substitute
+// "Unknown error from a native module", which hides whether the download timed out,
+// lost the connection or failed TLS. Fall back to the description and append the
+// domain/code so the cause survives the bridge.
+static NSString *DescribeScriptDownloadError(NSError *error)
+{
+  NSString *reason = error.localizedFailureReason ?: error.localizedDescription;
+  if (reason.length == 0) {
+    reason = @"Script download failed";
+  }
+  return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ (%@ %ld)", reason, error.domain, (long)error.code];
+}
+
 @implementation ScriptManager
 
 RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
@@ -88,7 +102,7 @@ - (NSURLSession *)urlSession
         [self downloadAndCache:config
              completionHandler:^(NSError *error) {
                if (error) {
-                 reject(ScriptDownloadFailure, error.localizedFailureReason, nil);
+                 reject(ScriptDownloadFailure, DescribeScriptDownloadError(error), error);
                } else {
                  [self execute:config resolve:resolve reject:reject];
                }
@@ -139,7 +153,7 @@ - (NSURLSession *)urlSession
         [self downloadAndCache:config
              completionHandler:^(NSError *error) {
                if (error) {
-                 reject(ScriptDownloadFailure, error.localizedFailureReason, nil);
+                 reject(ScriptDownloadFailure, DescribeScriptDownloadError(error), error);
                } else {
                  resolve(nil);
                }