diff --git a/src/duc/cmd-ls.c b/src/duc/cmd-ls.c
index c11d9660..6894e793 100644
--- a/src/duc/cmd-ls.c
+++ b/src/duc/cmd-ls.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static int ls_main(duc *duc, int argc, char **argv)
 
 	duc_dir *dir = duc_dir_open(duc, path);
 	if(dir == NULL) {
+		duc_log(duc, DUC_LOG_FTL, "%s", duc_strerror(duc));
 		return -1;
 	}