1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/oxish/src/bin/oxish-server.rs b/oxish/src/bin/oxish-server.rs
index b95fb12..3dc9d02 100644
--- a/oxish/src/bin/oxish-server.rs
+++ b/oxish/src/bin/oxish-server.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
 };
 
+use anyhow::Context;
 #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
 use clap::ArgAction;
 use clap::Parser;
@@ -56,7 +57,10 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             }
             Err(error) => {
                 eprintln!("failed to load host keys from /etc/ssh: {error}");
-                let pkcs8 = Zeroizing::new(fs::read(&args.host_key_file)?);
+                let pkcs8 = Zeroizing::new(fs::read(&args.host_key_file).context(format!(
+                    "failed to read host key from {}",
+                    args.host_key_file
+                ))?);
                 HostKeys::new([pkcs8].into_iter(), provider)?
             }
         }