diff --git a/stpkg b/stpkg
index 130ea68992080eb258f84228b1f2f6e58a3bdac9..33198ecf40bfa2424dc3ab41b263e6e35fede671 100755
--- a/stpkg
+++ b/stpkg
@@ -329,7 +329,9 @@ if [ "x$1" = "x-install" ]; then
         && echo "!!! STPKG_NO_MSG is turn on, you won't see what's going on during the install"
     shift
     REPO_DIR="$(dirname SELF)"
-    [ ! "$REPO_DIR" = "$BASE_DIR" ] && die "You must run this script from the root of the sticker repo"
+    [ "$REPO_DIR" = "$BASE_DIR" ] || die \
+        "You must run this script from the root of the sticker repo." \
+        "You are in '$BASE_DIR' and should be in '$REPO_DIR'"
     __install $*
     exit 0
 fi