diff --git a/src/ViewModels/CollectionViewModel.cs b/src/ViewModels/CollectionViewModel.cs
index 874d546..5da0286 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/CollectionViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/CollectionViewModel.cs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ private void LoadInitialCollection()
                     else
                     {
                         //If no collections are found and creation fails, we are stuck in an infinite loop which is bad so throw and crash
-                        throw new IOException("Could not create the default collection");
+                        throw new IOException($"Could not create the default collection at {Path.Combine(CodexCollection.CollectionsPath, name)}");
                     }
                 }