diff --git a/src/App.axaml.cs b/src/App.axaml.cs
index f59d35db..af5e6177 100644
--- a/src/App.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/App.axaml.cs
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ namespace SourceGit
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
                     if (manually)
-                        ShowSelfUpdateResult(e);
+                        ShowSelfUpdateResult(new Models.SelfUpdateFailed(e));
                 }
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/Models/Version.cs b/src/Models/SelfUpdate.cs
similarity index 65%
rename from src/Models/Version.cs
rename to src/Models/SelfUpdate.cs
index 35c21778..e02f80d8 100644
--- a/src/Models/Version.cs
+++ b/src/Models/SelfUpdate.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace SourceGit.Models
@@ -32,5 +33,24 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
         }
     }
 
-    public class AlreadyUpToDate { }
+    public class AlreadyUpToDate
+    {
+    }
+
+    public class SelfUpdateFailed
+    {
+        public string Reason
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
+        public SelfUpdateFailed(Exception e)
+        {
+            if (e.InnerException is { } inner)
+                Reason = inner.Message;
+            else
+                Reason = e.Message;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Views/SelfUpdate.axaml b/src/Views/SelfUpdate.axaml
index 0a6fef34..2d5990e7 100644
--- a/src/Views/SelfUpdate.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/SelfUpdate.axaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
                     xmlns:m="using:SourceGit.Models"
                     xmlns:vm="using:SourceGit.ViewModels"
                     xmlns:v="using:SourceGit.Views"
-                    xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
                     mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="800" d:DesignHeight="450"
                     x:Class="SourceGit.Views.SelfUpdate"
                     x:DataType="vm:SelfUpdate"
@@ -87,26 +86,6 @@
             </StackPanel>
           </DataTemplate>
 
-          <DataTemplate DataType="sys:Exception">
-            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="16,8">
-              <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
-                <Path Width="14" Height="14" Data="{StaticResource Icons.Error}" Fill="Red"/>
-                <TextBlock Margin="8,0,0,0" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="14" Text="{DynamicResource Text.SelfUpdate.Error}"/>
-              </StackPanel>
-
-              <TextBlock Text="{Binding Message}" MaxWidth="500" TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="0,8"/>
-
-              <Button Classes="flat primary"
-                      Height="30"
-                      Margin="4,0"
-                      Click="CloseWindow"
-                      Content="{DynamicResource Text.Close}"
-                      HorizontalAlignment="Center"
-                      HorizontalContentAlignment="Center"
-                      VerticalContentAlignment="Center"/>
-            </StackPanel>
-          </DataTemplate>
-
           <DataTemplate DataType="m:AlreadyUpToDate">
             <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="16,8">
               <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,8">
@@ -124,6 +103,26 @@
                       VerticalContentAlignment="Center"/>
             </StackPanel>
           </DataTemplate>
+
+          <DataTemplate DataType="m:SelfUpdateFailed">
+            <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="16,8">
+              <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+                <Path Width="14" Height="14" Data="{StaticResource Icons.Error}" Fill="Red"/>
+                <TextBlock Margin="8,0,0,0" FontWeight="Bold" FontSize="14" Text="{DynamicResource Text.SelfUpdate.Error}"/>
+              </StackPanel>
+
+              <TextBlock Text="{Binding Reason}" MaxWidth="500" TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="0,8"/>
+
+              <Button Classes="flat primary"
+                      Height="30"
+                      Margin="4,0"
+                      Click="CloseWindow"
+                      Content="{DynamicResource Text.Close}"
+                      HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                      HorizontalContentAlignment="Center"
+                      VerticalContentAlignment="Center"/>
+            </StackPanel>
+          </DataTemplate>
         </ContentControl.DataTemplates>
       </ContentControl>
     </Grid>