diff --git a/attic/remote.py b/attic/remote.py
index f2a0aed06..3c9f1b305 100644
--- a/attic/remote.py
+++ b/attic/remote.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class RemoteRepository(object):
                             raise PathNotAllowed(*res)
                         if error == b'ObjectNotFound':
                             raise Repository.ObjectNotFound(res[0], self.location.orig)
-                        raise self.RPCError(error)
+                        raise self.RPCError("%s%r" % (error.decode('ascii'), res))
                     else:
                         yield res
                         if not waiting_for and not calls:
@@ -312,4 +312,4 @@ class RepositoryCache:
 def cache_if_remote(repository):
     if isinstance(repository, RemoteRepository):
         return RepositoryCache(repository)
-    return repository
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+    return repository