diff --git a/repo/manifest/committed_manifest_manager.go b/repo/manifest/committed_manifest_manager.go
index 2b2ec1f6890..f6782058edf 100644
--- a/repo/manifest/committed_manifest_manager.go
+++ b/repo/manifest/committed_manifest_manager.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (m *committedManifestManager) loadCommittedContentsLocked(ctx context.Conte
 	m.loadManifestContentsLocked(manifests)
 
 	if err := m.maybeCompactLocked(ctx); err != nil {
-		return errors.Errorf("error auto-compacting contents")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error auto-compacting contents")
 	}
 
 	return nil