diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ResetCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ResetCommand.java
index 17b124230..ac67037b8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ResetCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ResetCommand.java
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ public class ResetCommand extends GitCommand<Ref> {
 			setCallable(false);
 			return result;
 		} catch (IOException e) {
-			throw new JGitInternalException(
+			throw new JGitInternalException(MessageFormat.format(
 					JGitText.get().exceptionCaughtDuringExecutionOfResetCommand,
-					e);
+					e.getMessage()), e);
 		}
 	}