diff --git a/cmd/aya/main.go b/cmd/aya/main.go
index 9eff29f..71a7107 100644
--- a/cmd/aya/main.go
+++ b/cmd/aya/main.go
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ func main() {
 	case "serve":
 		d, err := os.Stat(PUBDIR)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("\033[0;31m%s\033[0m\n", "I see, you want me to serve a non-existent directory, huh?")
+			log.Printf("\033[0;31m%s\033[0m\n", "I see, you want me to serve a non-existent directory, huh?")
+			log.Fatalf("%v: no such file or directory\n", d)
 		} else {
 			aya.HttpServe(PUBDIR, 8000)
 		}