diff --git a/lib/wpscan/db/updater.rb b/lib/wpscan/db/updater.rb
index de055313..2ab11f0e 100644
--- a/lib/wpscan/db/updater.rb
+++ b/lib/wpscan/db/updater.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module WPScan
 
         FileUtils.mkdir_p(repo_directory.to_s) unless Dir.exist?(repo_directory.to_s)
 
-        raise "#{repo_directory} is not writable" unless repo_directory.writable?
+        raise "#{repo_directory} is not writable (uid: #{Process.uid}, gid: #{Process.gid})" unless repo_directory.writable?
 
         delete_old_files
       end