diff --git a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/abstract_adapter.rb b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
index c096a6e4..9f400880 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/abstract_adapter.rb
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ module Redmine
           rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
             msg = strip_credential(e.message)
             # The command failed, log it and re-raise
-            logger.error("SCM command failed: #{strip_credential(cmd)}\n  with: #{msg}")
+            logger.error("SCM command failed, make sure that your SCM binary (eg. svn) is in PATH (#{ENV['PATH']}): #{strip_credential(cmd)}\n  with: #{msg}")
             raise CommandFailed.new(msg)
           end
         end