diff --git a/internal/ad/krb5.go b/internal/ad/krb5.go
index 902997b4c..70224fc15 100644
--- a/internal/ad/krb5.go
+++ b/internal/ad/krb5.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TicketPath() (string, error) {
 	cKrb5cc, err := C.get_ticket_path()
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cKrb5cc))
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(gotext.Get("error initializing krb5 context, krb5_error_code: %d", err))
 	}
 	krb5cc := C.GoString(cKrb5cc)
 	if krb5cc == "" {