diff --git a/lib/MetaCPAN/Contest/Vote/Votes.pm b/lib/MetaCPAN/Contest/Vote/Votes.pm
index 30e8b57..3605969 100644
--- a/lib/MetaCPAN/Contest/Vote/Votes.pm
+++ b/lib/MetaCPAN/Contest/Vote/Votes.pm
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ has vote_storage => (
 
 sub BUILD {
     my ($self) = @_;
-    confess "storage directory isn't writable"
+    confess "storage directory '@{[ $self->vote_storage ]}' isn't writable"
         unless -w $self->vote_storage;
 }