diff --git a/src/e-util/e-web-view.c b/src/e-util/e-web-view.c
index 3ff7a8a0c8..6bf078722e 100644
--- a/src/e-util/e-web-view.c
+++ b/src/e-util/e-web-view.c
@@ -914,6 +914,8 @@ web_view_uri_request_done_cb (GObject *source_object,
 
 	if (!e_content_request_process_finish (E_CONTENT_REQUEST (source_object),
 		result, &stream, &stream_length, &mime_type, &error)) {
+		if (!error)
+			error = g_error_new (G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED, "Failed to get '%s'", webkit_uri_scheme_request_get_uri (request));
 		webkit_uri_scheme_request_finish_error (request, error);
 		g_clear_error (&error);
 	} else {