diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6c0937..abf12d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Changelog
 ===========
 
+* next
+  * Improve error message when clone fails to include url
 * 2.5.197 on May 31, 2023
   * TDEPS-248 - Make `tags` return known tags when offline
 * 2.5.190 on Feb 12, 2023
diff --git a/src/main/clojure/clojure/tools/gitlibs/impl.clj b/src/main/clojure/clojure/tools/gitlibs/impl.clj
index 7b51677..62e6ef9 100644
--- a/src/main/clojure/clojure/tools/gitlibs/impl.clj
+++ b/src/main/clojure/clojure/tools/gitlibs/impl.clj
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
   (let [git-path (.getCanonicalPath git-dir)
         {:keys [exit err] :as ret} (run-git "clone" "--quiet" "--mirror" url git-path)]
     (when-not (zero? exit)
-      (throw (ex-info (format "Unable to clone %s%n%s" git-path err) ret)))
+      (throw (ex-info (format "Unable to clone %s to %s:%n%s" url git-path err) ret)))
     git-dir))
 
 (defn ensure-git-dir