diff --git a/git_config.py b/git_config.py
index e80a0322d..d2c88514b 100644
--- a/git_config.py
+++ b/git_config.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ class GitConfig:
         if p.Wait() == 0:
             return p.stdout
         else:
-            raise GitError(f"git config {str(args)}: {p.stderr}")
+            raise GitError(f"git {' '.join(command)}: {p.stderr}")
 
 
 class RepoConfig(GitConfig):