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diff --git a/src/refs.c b/src/refs.c
index b85a2e828..8bba3941e 100644
--- a/src/refs.c
+++ b/src/refs.c
@@ -844,8 +844,10 @@ static int reference__update_terminal(
git_reference *ref;
int error = 0;
- if (nesting > MAX_NESTING_LEVEL)
+ if (nesting > MAX_NESTING_LEVEL) {
+ giterr_set(GITERR_REFERENCE, "Reference chain too deep (%d)", nesting);
return GIT_ENOTFOUND;
+ }
error = git_reference_lookup(&ref, repo, ref_name);