diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/IndexUpdater.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/IndexUpdater.java
index 2b70965b4..d4ad76cc1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/IndexUpdater.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/IndexUpdater.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class IndexUpdater {
                 }
             }
 
-            throw new UpdateException("Error getting index file", e);
+            throw new UpdateException("Error getting F-Droid index file", e);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             // ignored if canceled, the local database just won't be updated
             e.printStackTrace();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/IndexV1Updater.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/IndexV1Updater.java
index 82a00247f..518b23016 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/IndexV1Updater.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/IndexV1Updater.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class IndexV1Updater extends IndexUpdater {
                     if (downloader != null) {
                         FileUtils.deleteQuietly(downloader.outputFile);
                     }
-                    throw new IndexUpdater.UpdateException("Error getting index file", e2);
+                    throw new IndexUpdater.UpdateException("Error getting F-Droid index file", e2);
                 } catch (InterruptedException e2) {
                     // ignored if canceled, the local database just won't be updated
                 }
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class IndexV1Updater extends IndexUpdater {
             if (downloader != null) {
                 FileUtils.deleteQuietly(downloader.outputFile);
             }
-            throw new IndexUpdater.UpdateException("Error getting index file", e);
+            throw new IndexUpdater.UpdateException("Error getting F-Droid index file", e);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
             // ignored if canceled, the local database just won't be updated
         }