diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 88be182c..08094b9e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ This changelog adheres to [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachangelog.com).
 ### Added
 - (PA-5786) Add `postinstall_required_actions` forcing scriptlets to run in the %post section for rpm
 
+### Changed
+- (VANAGON-235) Report the actual URL when a Git URL is deemed invalid.
+
 ## [0.41.0] - 2023-10-26
 ### Added
 - (VANAGON-231) Added amazon linux 2023 platform for intel & arm
diff --git a/lib/vanagon/component/source/git.rb b/lib/vanagon/component/source/git.rb
index ef407112..f73acf61 100644
--- a/lib/vanagon/component/source/git.rb
+++ b/lib/vanagon/component/source/git.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def initialize(url, workdir:, **options) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
           @clone_options = opts[:clone_options] ||= {}
 
           # We can test for Repo existence without cloning
-          raise Vanagon::InvalidRepo, "url is not a valid Git repo" unless valid_remote?
+          raise Vanagon::InvalidRepo, "\"#{url}\" is not a valid Git repo" unless valid_remote?
         end
 
         # Fetch the source. In this case, clone the repository into the workdir