1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Debian/Dgit.pm b/Debian/Dgit.pm
index 3abb174..c4a61af 100644
--- a/Debian/Dgit.pm
+++ b/Debian/Dgit.pm
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ sub fresh_playground ($) {
     my ($spc) = @_;
     $spc = ensure_a_playground_parent $spc;
     rmtree $spc;
-    mkdir $spc or die "$spc $!";
+    mkdir $spc or fail "failed to mkdir the playground $spc: $!";
     return $playground = $spc;
 }