diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/repo_paths.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/repo_paths.go
index e80b19a1c..13cda86a4 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/repo_paths.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/repo_paths.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func getCurrentRepoGitDirPath(
 
 	// If this error causes issues, we could relax the constraint and just always
 	// return the path
-	return "", "", errors.Errorf("could not find git dir for %s: the path '%s' is not under `worktrees` or `modules` directories.", currentPath, worktreeGitPath)
+	return "", "", errors.Errorf("could not find git dir for %s: the path '%s' is not under `worktrees` or `modules` directories", currentPath, worktreeGitPath)
 }
 
 // takes a path containing a symlink and returns the true path
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/repo_paths_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/repo_paths_test.go
index 1bee52ec5..5e6275522 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/repo_paths_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/repo_paths_test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func TestGetRepoPathsAux(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Path:     "/path/to/repo/my/submodule1",
 			Expected: nil,
-			Err:      errors.New("failed to get repo git dir path: could not find git dir for /path/to/repo/my/submodule1: path is not under `worktrees` or `modules` directories"),
+			Err:      errors.New("failed to get repo git dir path: could not find git dir for /path/to/repo/my/submodule1: the path '/random/submodule1' is not under `worktrees` or `modules` directories"),
 		},
 	}