1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index e498030..5259f56 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -405,2 +405,3 @@ static int prepare_repo_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
         int nongit = 0;
+        int rc;
 
@@ -409,5 +410,8 @@ static int prepare_repo_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
         if (nongit) {
+                rc = errno;
                 ctx->page.title = fmt("%s - %s", ctx->cfg.root_title,
                                       "config error");
-                tmp = fmt("Not a git repository: '%s'", ctx->repo->path);
+                tmp = fmt("Failed to open %s: %s",
+                          ctx->repo->name,
+                          rc ? strerror(rc) : "Not a valid git repository");
                 ctx->repo = NULL;