diff --git a/cli/src/cli_util.rs b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
index 155d6e557..d8d875e2e 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -2294,11 +2294,12 @@ pub fn run_ui_editor(settings: &UserSettings, edit_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<(),
         .config()
         .get("ui.editor")
         .map_err(|err| CommandError::ConfigError(format!("ui.editor: {err}")))?;
-    let exit_status = editor
-        .to_command()
-        .arg(edit_path)
-        .status()
-        .map_err(|_| user_error(format!("Failed to run editor '{editor}'")))?;
+    let exit_status = editor.to_command().arg(edit_path).status().map_err(|err| {
+        user_error(format!(
+            "Failed to run editor '{name}': {err}",
+            name = editor.split_name(),
+        ))
+    })?;
     if !exit_status.success() {
         return Err(user_error(format!(
             "Editor '{editor}' exited with an error"
diff --git a/cli/src/config.rs b/cli/src/config.rs
index 2060605f9..453d7dabe 100644
--- a/cli/src/config.rs
+++ b/cli/src/config.rs
@@ -447,6 +447,12 @@ pub enum CommandNameAndArgs {
 }
 
 impl CommandNameAndArgs {
+    /// Returns command name without arguments.
+    pub fn split_name(&self) -> Cow<str> {
+        let (name, _) = self.split_name_and_args();
+        name
+    }
+
     /// Returns command name and arguments.
     ///
     /// The command name may be an empty string (as well as each argument.)
diff --git a/cli/src/ui.rs b/cli/src/ui.rs
index a94c125ef..0479aac4c 100644
--- a/cli/src/ui.rs
+++ b/cli/src/ui.rs
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ impl Ui {
                     Err(e) => {
                         writeln!(
                             self.warning(),
-                            "Failed to spawn pager '{cmd}': {e}",
-                            cmd = self.pager_cmd,
+                            "Failed to spawn pager '{name}': {e}",
+                            name = self.pager_cmd.split_name(),
                         )
                         .ok();
                     }