diff --git a/graph/graph.go b/graph/graph.go
index 720f6e6963..b6ea22bdc8 100644
--- a/graph/graph.go
+++ b/graph/graph.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (graph *Graph) Exists(id string) bool {
 func (graph *Graph) Get(name string) (*image.Image, error) {
 	id, err := graph.idIndex.Get(name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find image: %v", err)
 	}
 	img, err := image.LoadImage(graph.ImageRoot(id))
 	if err != nil {