diff --git a/builtin/init-db.c b/builtin/init-db.c
index 5a5844c153..4ecf909368 100644
--- a/builtin/init-db.c
+++ b/builtin/init-db.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static void copy_templates(const char *template_dir)
 
 	dir = opendir(template_path.buf);
 	if (!dir) {
-		warning(_("templates not found %s"), template_dir);
+		warning(_("templates not found in %s"), template_dir);
 		goto free_return;
 	}