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
@@ -390,39 +390,43 @@ char *find_default_branch(struct cgit_repo *repo)
         info.match = 0;
         for_each_branch_ref(find_current_ref, &info);
         if (info.match)
                 ref = info.req_ref;
         else
                 ref = info.first_ref;
         if (ref)
                 ref = xstrdup(ref);
         return ref;
 }
 
 static int prepare_repo_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 {
         char *tmp;
         unsigned char sha1[20];
         int nongit = 0;
+        int rc;
 
         setenv("GIT_DIR", ctx->repo->path, 1);
         setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
         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;
                 cgit_print_http_headers(ctx);
                 cgit_print_docstart(ctx);
                 cgit_print_pageheader(ctx);
                 cgit_print_error(tmp);
                 cgit_print_docend();
                 return 1;
         }
         ctx->page.title = fmt("%s - %s", ctx->repo->name, ctx->repo->desc);
 
         if (!ctx->qry.head) {
                 ctx->qry.nohead = 1;
                 ctx->qry.head = find_default_branch(ctx->repo);
                 ctx->repo->defbranch = ctx->qry.head;
         }