diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index 243633da17..83c23aef6a 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ static int receive_unpack_status(int in)
 {
 	const char *line = packet_read_line(in, NULL);
 	if (!skip_prefix(line, "unpack ", &line))
-		return error("did not receive remote status");
+		return error(_("unable to parse remote unpack status: %s"), line);
 	if (strcmp(line, "ok"))
-		return error("unpack failed: %s", line);
+		return error(_("remote unpack failed: %s"), line);
 	return 0;
 }