diff --git a/src/tiles/local_time.rs b/src/tiles/local_time.rs
index 343313a..abcc8e9 100644
--- a/src/tiles/local_time.rs
+++ b/src/tiles/local_time.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::config::LocalTimeConfig;
 use crate::output::OutputChannel;
 use crate::tile::Block;
 use chrono::prelude::*;
+use eyre::Context;
 use maxminddb::geoip2;
 
 use std::convert::Infallible;
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ async fn find_time_zone(config: LocalTimeConfig, sender: watch::Sender<State>) -
     let Some(geoip_path) = &config.geoip_path else {
         eyre::bail!("geoip path not specified");
     };
-    let db_reader = maxminddb::Reader::open_readfile(geoip_path)?;
+    let db_reader = maxminddb::Reader::open_readfile(geoip_path)
+        .wrap_err("Could not read specified geoip file path")?;
 
     // Force IPv4 since we don't need to make a request for ipv6
     let http_client = reqwest::Client::builder()