diff --git a/app/src/lib/git/core.ts b/app/src/lib/git/core.ts
index 149d937cde2..ace69eb88da 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/git/core.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/git/core.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ export async function git(
             // The null coalescing here is a safety net in case dugite's
             // behavior changes from underneath us.
             err.cause ?? err
-          ).message
+          )
         }
 
         throw err