diff --git a/src/borg/remote.py b/src/borg/remote.py
index b4810a5b7..5dc2a495a 100644
--- a/src/borg/remote.py
+++ b/src/borg/remote.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ConnectionClosedWithHint(ConnectionClosed):
 
 
 class PathNotAllowed(Error):
-    """Repository path not allowed"""
+    """Repository path not allowed: {}"""
 
 
 class InvalidRPCMethod(Error):
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def inject_exception(self, kind):
         elif kind == 'IntegrityError':
             raise IntegrityError(s1)
         elif kind == 'PathNotAllowed':
-            raise PathNotAllowed()
+            raise PathNotAllowed('foo')
         elif kind == 'ObjectNotFound':
             raise Repository.ObjectNotFound(s1, s2)
         elif kind == 'InvalidRPCMethod':
@@ -747,7 +747,10 @@ def handle_error(unpacked):
                 else:
                     raise IntegrityError(args[0].decode())
             elif error == 'PathNotAllowed':
-                raise PathNotAllowed()
+                if old_server:
+                    raise PathNotAllowed('(unknown)')
+                else:
+                    raise PathNotAllowed(args[0].decode())
             elif error == 'ObjectNotFound':
                 if old_server:
                     raise Repository.ObjectNotFound('(not available)', self.location.orig)
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/repository.py b/src/borg/testsuite/repository.py
index 4efd0d214..25e112bda 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/repository.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/repository.py
@@ -815,7 +815,8 @@ def test_rpc_exception_transport(self):
         try:
             self.repository.call('inject_exception', {'kind': 'PathNotAllowed'})
         except PathNotAllowed as e:
-            assert len(e.args) == 0
+            assert len(e.args) == 1
+            assert e.args[0] == 'foo'
 
         try:
             self.repository.call('inject_exception', {'kind': 'ObjectNotFound'})