diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/RefUtil.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/RefUtil.java
index 9f1fa4a..696190b 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/RefUtil.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/RefUtil.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
+import com.google.gerrit.common.Nullable;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
@@ -46,16 +47,16 @@
     try {
       ObjectId revid = repo.resolve(baseRevision);
       if (revid == null) {
-        throw new InvalidRevisionException();
+        throw new InvalidRevisionException(baseRevision);
       }
       return revid;
     } catch (IOException err) {
       logger.atSevere().withCause(err).log(
           "Cannot resolve \"%s\" in project \"%s\"", baseRevision, projectName.get());
-      throw new InvalidRevisionException();
+      throw new InvalidRevisionException(baseRevision);
     } catch (RevisionSyntaxException err) {
       logger.atSevere().withCause(err).log("Invalid revision syntax \"%s\"", baseRevision);
-      throw new InvalidRevisionException();
+      throw new InvalidRevisionException(baseRevision);
     }
   }
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@
       try {
         rw.markStart(rw.parseCommit(revid));
       } catch (IncorrectObjectTypeException err) {
-        throw new InvalidRevisionException();
+        throw new InvalidRevisionException(revid.name());
       }
       RefDatabase refDb = repo.getRefDatabase();
       Iterable<Ref> refs =
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@
       rw.checkConnectivity();
       return rw;
     } catch (IncorrectObjectTypeException | MissingObjectException err) {
-      throw new InvalidRevisionException();
+      throw new InvalidRevisionException(revid.name());
     } catch (IOException err) {
       logger.atSevere().withCause(err).log(
           "Repository \"%s\" may be corrupt; suggest running git fsck", repo.getDirectory());
-      throw new InvalidRevisionException();
+      throw new InvalidRevisionException(revid.name());
     }
   }
 
@@ -125,8 +126,8 @@
 
     public static final String MESSAGE = "Invalid Revision";
 
-    InvalidRevisionException() {
-      super(MESSAGE);
+    InvalidRevisionException(@Nullable String invalidRevision) {
+      super(MESSAGE + ": " + invalidRevision);
     }
   }
 }