diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 97855a8..3df652e 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ function! s:BufReadObject()
       let b:fugitive_type = s:repo().git_chomp('cat-file','-t',hash)
     endif
     if b:fugitive_type !~# '^\%(tag\|commit\|tree\|blob\)$'
-      return "echoerr 'Unrecognized git type'"
+      return "echoerr 'fugitive: unrecognized git type'"
     endif
     let firstline = getline('.')
     if !exists('b:fugitive_display_format') && b:fugitive_type != 'blob'