diff --git a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDB.java b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDB.java
index d82a86b..9a4bbb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDB.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDB.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public interface GitDB {
             final Git git = Git.open(dbDir.toFile());
             return new GitDBLocal(git);
         } catch (RepositoryNotFoundException e) {
-            throw new GitDbRepoNotFoundException(dbDir, e);
+            throw new GitDBRepoNotFoundException(dbDir, e);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDbRepoNotFoundException.java b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDBRepoNotFoundException.java
similarity index 65%
rename from src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDbRepoNotFoundException.java
rename to src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDBRepoNotFoundException.java
index d91faed..23eed66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDbRepoNotFoundException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDBRepoNotFoundException.java
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@ import java.nio.file.Path;
  *
  * @author Paul Campbell (pcampbell@kemitix.net)
  */
-public class GitDbRepoNotFoundException extends RuntimeException {
+public class GitDBRepoNotFoundException extends RuntimeException {
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
      *
-     * @param path the path that is not a valid GitDB repo
      * @param cause the original exception
      */
-    GitDbRepoNotFoundException(final Path path, final RepositoryNotFoundException cause) {
-        super(cause);
+    GitDBRepoNotFoundException(final Path path, final RepositoryNotFoundException cause) {
+        super(String.format("GitDB repo not found: %s", path.toString()), cause);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDBTest.java b/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDBTest.java
index e007d8a..7619bbb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDBTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/kemitix/gitdb/GitDBTest.java
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ class GitDBTest implements WithAssertions {
         //given
         final Path dir = dirExists();
         //then
-        assertThatExceptionOfType(GitDbRepoNotFoundException.class)
+        assertThatExceptionOfType(GitDBRepoNotFoundException.class)
                 .isThrownBy(() -> GitDB.openLocal(dir))
+                .withMessageContaining("GitDB repo not found")
                 .withMessageContaining(dir.toString());
     }