diff --git a/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs b/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
index 64508f448..76e64bbe8 100644
--- a/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
@@ -2032,7 +2032,8 @@ impl Transportable for MemoryManager {
                     .to_file_path()
                     .map_err(|_| {
                         MigratableError::MigrateSend(anyhow!(
-                            "Could not convert file URL to a file path"
+                            "Could not convert file URL to a file path: {}",
+                            destination_url
                         ))
                     })
                     .and_then(|path| {
diff --git a/vmm/src/migration.rs b/vmm/src/migration.rs
index 6f2e7bc1b..e68f81f97 100644
--- a/vmm/src/migration.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/migration.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ pub fn url_to_path(url: &Url) -> std::result::Result<PathBuf, MigratableError> {
         "file" => url
             .to_file_path()
             .map_err(|_| {
-                MigratableError::MigrateSend(anyhow!("Could not convert file URL to a file path"))
+                MigratableError::MigrateSend(anyhow!(
+                    "Could not convert file URL to a file path: {}",
+                    url.as_str()
+                ))
             })
             .and_then(|path| {
                 if !path.is_dir() {