diff --git a/crates/shell/src/commands/touch.rs b/crates/shell/src/commands/touch.rs
index 79b6ead..4526229 100644
--- a/crates/shell/src/commands/touch.rs
+++ b/crates/shell/src/commands/touch.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ fn pathbuf_from_stdout() -> Result<PathBuf> {
 
         // Don't include the null terminator
         Ok(String::from_utf16(&file_path_buffer[0..buffer_size])
-            .map_err(|e| miette!("GetFinalPathNameByHandleW failed with code {ret}"))?
+            .map_err(|e| miette!("Generated path is not valid UTF-16: {e}"))?
             .into())
     }
 }