diff --git a/bin/periphery/src/api/compose.rs b/bin/periphery/src/api/compose.rs
index 95c262a27..c36ab2ed3 100644
--- a/bin/periphery/src/api/compose.rs
+++ b/bin/periphery/src/api/compose.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ impl Resolve<super::Args> for ComposePull {
 
     // Canonicalize the path to ensure it exists, and is the cleanest path to the run directory.
     let run_directory = run_directory.canonicalize().context(
-      "Failed to validate run directory on host after stack write (canonicalize error)",
+      format!("Failed to validate run directory on host after stack write (canonicalize error), path={}", run_directory.to_string_lossy()),
     )?;
 
     let file_paths = stack
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ impl Resolve<super::Args> for ComposeUp {
 
     // Canonicalize the path to ensure it exists, and is the cleanest path to the run directory.
     let run_directory = run_directory.canonicalize().context(
-      "Failed to validate run directory on host after stack write (canonicalize error)",
+      format!("Failed to validate run directory on host after stack write (canonicalize error), path={}", run_directory.to_string_lossy()),
     )?;
 
     validate_files(&stack, &run_directory, &mut res).await;
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ impl Resolve<super::Args> for ComposeRun {
     };
 
     let run_directory = run_directory.canonicalize().context(
-      "Failed to validate run directory on host after stack write (canonicalize error)",
+      format!("Failed to validate run directory on host after stack write (canonicalize error), path={}", run_directory.to_string_lossy())
     )?;
 
     maybe_login_registry(&stack, registry_token, &mut Vec::new())