diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/addvaultwizard/ChooseExistingVaultController.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/addvaultwizard/ChooseExistingVaultController.java
index 8399d6c61..56efa284b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/addvaultwizard/ChooseExistingVaultController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/addvaultwizard/ChooseExistingVaultController.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class ChooseExistingVaultController implements FxController {
 				window.setScene(successScene.get());
 			} catch (NotAVaultDirectoryException e) {
 				LOG.warn("Selected folder is not a vault directory: {}", e.getMessage());
-				dialogs.prepareNotAVaultDirectoryDialog(window, e.notAVaultReason()).build().showAndWait();
+				dialogs.prepareNotAVaultDirectoryDialog(window, e).build().showAndWait();
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				LOG.error("Failed to open existing vault.", e);
 				appWindows.showErrorWindow(e, window, window.getScene());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/dialogs/Dialogs.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/dialogs/Dialogs.java
index b614bed49..4933cefc7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/dialogs/Dialogs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/dialogs/Dialogs.java
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ public class Dialogs {
 				.setCancelAction(Stage::close);
 	}
 
-	public SimpleDialog.Builder prepareNotAVaultDirectoryDialog(Stage window, NotAVaultDirectoryException.Reason reason) {
-		String descriptionKey = switch (reason) {
+	public SimpleDialog.Builder prepareNotAVaultDirectoryDialog(Stage window, NotAVaultDirectoryException e) {
+		String descriptionKey = switch (e.notAVaultReason()) {
 			case MISSING_DATA_DIR -> "addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.missingDataDir";
 			case DATA_NOT_A_DIRECTORY -> "addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.dataNotADirectory";
 			case MISSING_VAULT_CONFIG -> "addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.missingVaultConfig";
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class Dialogs {
 				.setOwner(window) //
 				.setTitleKey("addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.title") //
 				.setMessageKey("addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.message") //
-				.setDescriptionKey(descriptionKey) //
+				.setDescriptionKey(descriptionKey, e.path().getFileName() != null ? e.path().getFileName().toString() : e.path().toString()) //
 				.setIcon(FontAwesome5Icon.EXCLAMATION) //
 				.setOkButtonKey(BUTTON_KEY_CLOSE) //
 				.setOkAction(Stage::close);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/fxapp/AppLaunchEventHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/fxapp/AppLaunchEventHandler.java
index 4fe318202..77c774e6b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/fxapp/AppLaunchEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/fxapp/AppLaunchEventHandler.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class AppLaunchEventHandler {
 			LOG.debug("Added vault {}", potentialVaultPath);
 		} catch (NotAVaultDirectoryException e) {
 			LOG.warn("Cannot add {}: {}", potentialVaultPath, e.getMessage());
-			Platform.runLater(() -> dialogs.prepareNotAVaultDirectoryDialog(primaryStage, e.notAVaultReason()).build().showAndWait());
+			Platform.runLater(() -> dialogs.prepareNotAVaultDirectoryDialog(primaryStage, e).build().showAndWait());
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			LOG.error("Failed to add vault {}", potentialVaultPath, e);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListController.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListController.java
index 46eca27a0..902b534fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/mainwindow/VaultListController.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public class VaultListController implements FxController {
 				vaultListManager.add(target);
 			} catch (NotAVaultDirectoryException e) {
 				LOG.warn("Cannot add {}: {}", target, e.getMessage());
-				Platform.runLater(() -> dialogs.prepareNotAVaultDirectoryDialog(mainWindow, e.notAVaultReason()).build().showAndWait());
+				Platform.runLater(() -> dialogs.prepareNotAVaultDirectoryDialog(mainWindow, e).build().showAndWait());
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				LOG.error("Failed to add vault {}", target, e);
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties b/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
index 69f2fe40f..ad04e102b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/i18n/strings.properties
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ addvaultwizard.existing.filePickerTitle=Select Vault File
 addvaultwizard.existing.filePickerMimeDesc=Cryptomator Vault
 addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.title=Not a Vault
 addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.message=The selected folder is not a Cryptomator vault
-addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.missingDataDir=The required "d" subdirectory is missing inside the selected folder.
-addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.dataNotADirectory=The "d" entry inside the selected folder is not a directory.
-addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.missingVaultConfig=The required "vault.cryptomator" file is missing inside the selected folder .
-addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.vaultConfigAccessDenied=File "vault.cryptomator" cannot be read due to insufficient access rights.
-addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.unsupportedStructure=The directory structure of the selected folder is not supported.
+addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.missingDataDir=The required "d" subdirectory is missing inside "%s".
+addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.dataNotADirectory=The "d" entry inside "%s" is not a directory.
+addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.missingVaultConfig=The required "vault.cryptomator" file is missing inside "%s".
+addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.vaultConfigAccessDenied=File "vault.cryptomator" inside "%s" cannot be read due to insufficient access rights.
+addvaultwizard.existing.notAVault.description.unsupportedStructure=The directory structure of "%s" is not supported.
 ## Success
 addvaultwizard.success.nextStepsInstructions=Added vault "%s".\nYou need to unlock this vault to access or add contents. Alternatively you can unlock it at any later point in time.
 addvaultwizard.success.unlockNow=Unlock Now